†Leptocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliinae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caryophyllia, Dendrocyathus, Lophosmilia, Stephanocyathus, Stephanosmilia, Stylocyathus
Subtaxa: Leptocyathus convexus Leptocyathus hexacristatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Italy (1), Pakistan (1)
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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