†Palaeocyclus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae
Parent taxon: Palaeocyclidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Merriam 1973 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bojocyclus, Primitophyllum, Rhabdocyclus
Subtaxa: Palaeocyclus porpita
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Morocco (2 collections)
• Clinton of Canada (1: British Columbia)
• Silurian of Canada (3: Quebec), Ireland (1), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (9: California, Iowa, Nevada, New York)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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