Caninia torquia Owen 1852 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae

Alternative combinations: Campophyllum torquium, Cyathophyllum torquium

Full reference: D.D. Owen. 1852. Report of a geological survey of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota and incidentally a portion of Nebraska Territory 1-633

Belongs to Caninia according to W. H. Easton 1944

See also Meek 1872 and Owen 1852

Sister taxa: Caninia complexa, Caninia corniculum, Caninia cornucopiae, Caninia lingwuensis, Caninia mansuyi, Caninia mapingensis, Caninia minima, Caninia montanensis, Caninia ovibos, Caninia tabulata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (7: Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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