Onchotrochus Duncan 1870 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Parent taxon: Guyniidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cyathosmilia, Guynia, Pourtalocyathus, Schizocyathus, Stenocyathus

Subtaxa: Onchotrochus carteri Onchotrochus hatifnatus Onchotrochus serpentinus

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Type: Onchotrochus serpentinus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Czechia (2 collections), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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