†Arachnophyllum kayi Merriam 1973 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae
Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1973. Silurian rugose corals of the central and southwest Great Basin. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 777:1-66
Belongs to Arachnophyllum according to C. W. Merriam 1973
Sister taxa: Arachnophyllum approximatum, Arachnophyllum murchisoni, Arachnophyllum pentagonum
Type specimen: USNM 159392
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS Paleozoic loc. M1096, Whitetop Mountain, Cottonwood Mountains (Silurian of California)
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