Platycyathus grahami Durham 1943 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Alternative combination: Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) grahami

Belongs to Platycyathus according to Durham 1943

Sister taxa: Platycyathus eburnensis, Platycyathus kawakamiensis, Platycyathus orbignyi, Platycyathus scottianus, Platycyathus yezoensis, Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) powelli

Type specimen: UCMP 30097. Its type locality is Tierra Loma Quad., California, which is in a Paleocene marine shale in California.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)

• Paleocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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