Palaeocyclus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae

Parent taxon: Palaeocyclidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Merriam 1973 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bojocyclus, Primitophyllum, Rhabdocyclus

Subtaxa: Palaeocyclus porpita

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Morocco (2 collections)

• Clinton of Canada (1: British Columbia)

• Silurian of Canada (3: Quebec), Ireland (1), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (9: California, Iowa, Nevada, New York)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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