Platycyathus eburnensis Barta-Calmus 1969 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: S. Barta-Calmus. 1969. Études paléontologiques et géologiques sur le Falaises de Fresco (Côte d'Ivoire). Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 41(3):817-832

Belongs to Platycyathus according to S Barta-Calmus 1969

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Falaises de Fresco, region CD (Kraïébouèn), which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Falaises de Fresco Formation of Cote D'Ivoire

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Falaises de Fresco, region CD (Kraïébouèn)

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