†Thecostegites Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (tabulate coral)
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Anthozoa - Auloporida - Thecostegitidae
Parent taxon: Thecostegitidae according to J. W. Murray 1985
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Duncanopora, Groessensia, Neoroemeria, Ortholites, Tetraporella, Verolites
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (2 collections), Australia (1), Belgium (1), China (1), France (4), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Alaska), Vietnam (2)
• Silurian of United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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