Calapoecia coxi Bassler 1950 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Syringophyllidae

Synonym: Calapoecia canadensis Cox 1936

Belongs to Calapoecia according to J. M. Pandolfi 1985

See also Gierlowski and Langenheim 1985

Sister taxa: Calapoecia anticostiensis, Calapoecia huronensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (12: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario collections), the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: New Mexico, Wyoming)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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