Protrochiscolithus Troedsson 1928 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Palaeoporitidae

Parent taxon: Palaeoporitidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Palaeoporites, Trochiscolithus

Subtaxa: Protrochiscolithus alemanensis Protrochiscolithus hembrilloensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (10: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec collections), United States (2: New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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