Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acrocyathidae
Parent taxon: Acrocyathidae according to W. J. Sando 1983
See also Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Acrocyathus cystosus Acrocyathus floriformis Acrocyathus girtyi Acrocyathus grechovkae Acrocyathus hsujiulingi Acrocyathus lissitzini Acrocyathus pennsylvanicus Acrocyathus pilatus Acrocyathus proliferus Acrocyathus rotai Acrocyathus shimeri Acrocyathus unicus Acrocyathus utkae Acrocyathus zhizhinae
Type: Acrocyathus floriformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), the United Kingdom (2), United States (4: Georgia, Nevada)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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