Arachnophyllum kayi Merriam 1973 (horn coral)

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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