Anthozoa - Halysitida - Halysitidae
Alternative combination: Halysites gracilis
Belongs to Catenipora according to E. J. Buehler 1955
Sister taxa: Catenipora aequabilis, Catenipora agglomeratiformis, Catenipora arctica, Catenipora capilliformis, Catenipora chillagoensis, Catenipora clausa, Catenipora copulata, Catenipora crassaeformis, Catenipora delicatulus, Catenipora elegans, Catenipora escharoides, Catenipora foerstei, Catenipora gotlandica, Catenipora huronensis, Catenipora irregularis, Catenipora maxima, Catenipora microporus, Catenipora minimus, Catenipora nicholsoni, Catenipora obliqua, Catenipora panga, Catenipora pulchellus, Catenipora quadrata, Catenipora quebecensis, Catenipora rassmusseni, Catenipora robusta, Catenipora rubraeformis, Catenipora sapporiensis, Catenipora septosa, Catenipora sheehani, Catenipora sindoensis, Catenipora tapaensis, Catenipora tractabilis, Catenipora vespertina, Catenipora workmanae, Catenipora wrighti
Subtaxa: Catenipora gracilis borealis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec collections), the Russian Federation (4), United States (2: Michigan)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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