Australocyathus Cairns and Parker 1992 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Parent taxon: Turbinoliidae according to S. D. Cairns 1997

Sister taxa: Alatotrochus, Alveolocyathus, Bothrophoria, Conocyathus, Cyathotrochus, Deltocyathoides, Foveolocyathus, Holcotrochus, Laminocyathus, Nicaeotrochus, Palocyathus, Paradeltocyathus, Peponocyathus, Sphenotrochus, Trematotrochus, Tropidocyathus, Turbinolia, Wellsotrochus

Subtaxa: Australocyathus vincentinus

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Type: Deltocyathus vincentinus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Australocyathus in the database

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