Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
Alternative combination: Cyclolites jamaicaensis
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110
Belongs to Cunnolites according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Wells 1934
Sister taxa: Cunnolites (Paracunnolites), Cunnolites angiostoma, Cunnolites cancellata, Cunnolites cereviciana, Cunnolites giganteus, Cunnolites gosavicus, Cunnolites heberti, Cunnolites humilis, Cunnolites japonica, Cunnolites nummulus, Cunnolites orbignyi, Cunnolites phillipsiae, Cunnolites polymorphus, Cunnolites profundus, Cunnolites rhomboideus, Cunnolites scutellum, Cunnolites tenuiradiata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Providence, which is in a Maastrichtian marine shale in the Providence Shales Formation of Jamaica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Providence
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