Calapoecia huronensis Billings 1865 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Syringophyllidae

Synonyms: Calapoecia cribriformis Nicholson 1874, Columnopora cribriformis Nicholson 1874

Belongs to Calapoecia according to Billings 1865

See also Copper and Grawbarger 1978 and Jull 1976

Sister taxa: Calapoecia anticostiensis, Calapoecia coxi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (5: Ontario collections), United States (13: Kentucky, Michigan)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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