Acrocyathus d'Orbigny 1849 (horn coral)

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

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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

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