†Coccoseris Eichwald 1855 (tabulate coral)
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Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae
Parent taxon: Coccoserididae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1953, Murray 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acidolites, Protaraea
Subtaxa: Coccoseris astomata Coccoseris tumulosus Coccoseris ungerni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (18 collections), Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Quebec), Estonia (2), Norway (1), Sweden (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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