Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2021. Scleractinian corals of the Albian (uppermost Lower Cretaceous)—overview, revision, evaluation. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 134(1)
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2021
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophyllia, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Baghin Section-Corals (Cretaceous of Iran)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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