Microcyclus Meek and Worthen 1868 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hadrophyllidae

Parent taxon: Hadrophyllidae according to D. Hill 1956

See also Bassler 1937 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Crassicyclus, Hadrophyllum

Subtaxa: Microcyclus blairi Microcyclus discus Microcyclus intermedius Microcyclus leonensis Microcyclus lyrulatus Microcyclus multiradiatus Microcyclus praecox Microcyclus roberti Microcyclus thedfordensis Microcyclus tortuosus

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories collections), China (1), Germany (4), Morocco (4), Poland (1), United States (1: New York)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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