Periplacotrochus cudmorei Cairns 2017 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Full reference: S. D. Cairns. 2017. New azooxanthellate genus of Scleractinia (Flabellidae) from the Australian Cenozoic. Journal of Paleontology 91(3):407-416

Belongs to Periplacotrochus according to S. D. Cairns 2017

Sister taxa: Periplacotrochus corniculatus, Periplacotrochus deltoideus, Periplacotrochus elegans, Periplacotrochus elongatus, Periplacotrochus inflectus, Periplacotrochus magnus, Periplacotrochus pueblensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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