Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Alternative spelling: Vacoea
Full reference: J. Fedorowski. 1987. Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals. Palaeontologia Polonica 48:3-271
Parent taxon: Paraduplophyllum according to J. Fedorowski 1987
See also Kossovaya 2009 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum)
Subtaxa: Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) amplexoides Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare
Type: Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (40: Texas collections)
Total: 40 collections including 60 occurrences