†Conocyathus sulcatus Lamarck 1816 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Alternative combinations: Pleurocyathus sulcatus, Turbinolia sulcata
Belongs to Conocyathus according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Berndt and Welle 1995 and Chaix 1980
Sister taxa: Conocyathus (Chingchingocyathus), Conocyathus cyclocostatus, Conocyathus daniae, Conocyathus togoensis, Conocyathus turbinolioides, Conocyathus zelandiae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
• Eocene of France (4), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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