Coscinocyathus billingsi Walcott 1886 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Coscinocyathidae

Alternative combination: Archaeocyathus billingsi

Belongs to Coscinocyathus according to C. D. Walcott 1890

Sister taxa: Coscinocyathus codonoformis, Coscinocyathus fritzi, Coscinocyathus hoxudensis, Coscinocyathus kuruktagensis, Coscinocyathus mohershanensis, Coscinocyathus multiporus, Coscinocyathus tarimensis, Coscinocyathus uratannensis, Coscinocyathus vestitus, Coscinocyathus xinjiangensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coscinocyathus billingsi in the database

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