Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Synonyms: Kangilacuathus Floris 1972, Kangiliacyathus Floris 1972, Kngilacathus Floris 1972, Levicyathus Filkorn 1994
Parent taxon: Turbinoliidae according to S. D. Cairns 1997
See also Baron-Szabo 2008, Floris 1972, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alatotrochus, Alveolocyathus, Australocyathus, Bothrophoria, Conocyathus, Cyathotrochus, Deltocyathoides, Foveolocyathus, Holcotrochus, Laminocyathus, Nicaeotrochus, Palocyathus, Paradeltocyathus, Peponocyathus, Sphenotrochus, Trematotrochus, Tropidocyathus, Turbinolia
Subtaxa: Wellsotrochus cyathiformis Wellsotrochus discus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Greenland (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1), New Zealand (7)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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