†Cyathaxonia cordillerensis Easton et al. 1958 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathaxoniidae
Full reference: W. H. Easton, J. E. Sanders, J. B. Knight and A. K. Miller. 1958. Mississippian fauna in northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 119(3):1-87
Belongs to Cyathaxonia according to W. H. Easton et al. 1958
Sister taxa: Cyathaxonia cornu, Cyathaxonia khmeriana, Cyathaxonia minor
Type specimen: USNM 127950. Its type locality is Hill, 2.2 km WNW of Bisani, which is in a Kinderhookian/Osagean shallow subtidal limestone/chert in the Represo Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Hill, 2.2 km WNW of Bisani
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