†Palaeacis Haime 1857 (tabulate coral)
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Anthozoa - Favositida - Palaeacidae
Parent taxon: Palaeacidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Microcyathus, Smythina
Subtaxa: Palaeacis carinata Palaeacis cuneiformis Palaeacis regularis Palaeacis tubifer
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Australia (6 collections), Egypt (1), Germany (2), Ireland (2), United States (16: Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah)
Total: 27 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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