†Palocyathus Filkorn 1994 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Parent taxon: Turbinoliidae according to S. D. Cairns 1997
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alatotrochus, Alveolocyathus, Australocyathus, Bothrophoria, Conocyathus, Cyathotrochus, Deltocyathoides, Foveolocyathus, Holcotrochus, Laminocyathus, Nicaeotrochus, Paradeltocyathus, Peponocyathus, Sphenotrochus, Trematotrochus, Tropidocyathus, Turbinolia, Wellsotrochus
Subtaxa: Palocyathus seymourensis
Type: Palocyathus seymourensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Seymour Island I, (Cretaceous of Antarctica)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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