Coccoseris Eichwald 1855 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae

Parent taxon: Coccoserididae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1953, Murray 1985 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acidolites, Protaraea

Subtaxa: Coccoseris astomata Coccoseris tumulosus Coccoseris ungerni

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (18 collections), Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Quebec), Estonia (2), Norway (1), Sweden (1), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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