Deltocyathus italicus Michelotti 1838 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Turbinolia italica
Belongs to Deltocyathus according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Sister taxa: Deltocyathus australis, Deltocyathus complanatus, Deltocyathus fontinalis, Deltocyathus heteroclitus, Deltocyathus insperatus, Deltocyathus lens, Deltocyathus stellaris, Deltocyathus taiwanicus, Deltocyathus tuberculatus, Deltocyathus verconis, Deltocyathus whitei
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Miocene of Italy (3), Morocco (2), Poland (1), Romania (1)
• Oligocene of Hungary (2)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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