†Periplacotrochus cudmorei Cairns 2017 (stony coral)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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