Holocystis Lonsdale 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae

Synonyms: Nowakocoenia Kolodziej and Gedl 2000, Tetracoenia d'Orbigny 1850

Parent taxon: Cyathophoridae according to H. Löser 2010

See also Baron-Szabo 2003, Kolodziej and Gedl 2000 and Löser 2006

Sister taxa: Amphiphora, Columellophora, Cryptocoenia, Cyathophora, Elasmophora, Pentacoenia, Pseudocoenia

Subtaxa: Holocystis bukowinensis Holocystis dupini Holocystis elegans Holocystis nomikosi

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Greece (1), Iran (1), Mexico (1), Poland (4), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (6), Tanzania (1), Turkmenistan (2), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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