Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cytididae
Full reference: W. Lonsdale. 1850. Descriptions of the fossils of the Chalk Formation. Notes on the corals. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex 237-324
Parent taxon: Cytididae according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Bock 2006, Laughbaum 1960, Sepkoski 2002 and Voigt 1924
Sister taxa: Bicavea, Chartecytis, Cytis, Desmepora, Diplodesmopora, Echinocava, Heterocrisina, Hypocytis, Osculipora, Plethopora, Plethoporella, Retenoa, Semicytella, Stephanodesma, Supercytis, Tetrapora, Truncatulipora, Unicytis
Subtaxa: Homoeosolen carinatus Homoeosolen gamblei
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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