Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia quadrifida
Synonyms: Astrocyathus compressus Ludwig 1869, Astrocyathus incisus Ludwig 1869, Calophyllum donatianum King 1848, Petraia dentalis King 1848, Polycoelia donatiana King 1848, Polycoelia gracilis Schindewolf 1942, Turbinolia donatiana King 1848
Full reference: R. Howse. 1848. A catalogue of the fossils of the Permian system of the counties of Northumberland and Durham. Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club 1:219-264
Belongs to Calophyllum according to D. Weyer 1984
See also Geinitz 1861, Howse 1848, King 1849, King 1850 and Ludwig 1869
Sister taxa: Calophyllum (Groenlandophyllum), Calophyllum angustum, Calophyllum baytuganense, Calophyllum calaba, Calophyllum columnare, Calophyllum crassimurale, Calophyllum cylindrica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Calophyllum lhazeensis, Calophyllum longiseptata, Calophyllum micron, Calophyllum permica, Calophyllum punctata, Calophyllum rhopalotum, Polycoelia dobrolyubovae, Pycnocoelia flabelliformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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