Discoidocyathus Kolosvary 1956 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: G. Kolosvary. 1956. A Bükkhegyseg Eocen Koralljai [Eocene corals from the Bükk Mountains]. Földtani Közlöny 86:67-85

Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to G. Kolosvary 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus

Subtaxa: Discoidocyathus eocaenicus Discoidocyathus subtilis

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Type: Discoidocyathus eocaenicus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Hungary (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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