Rhabdocyclus Lang and Smith 1939 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae

Parent taxon: Palaeocyclidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956, Kaljo 1957, Kaljo 1958, Merriam 1973, Reiman 1958 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bojocyclus, Palaeocyclus, Primitophyllum

Subtaxa: Rhabdocyclus aequispinatus Rhabdocyclus atavus Rhabdocyclus fletcheri

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Type: Palaeocyclus fletcheri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (1: Québec collection), China (2), the United Kingdom (5), United States (3: California, Kentucky, Nevada)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories)

• Ordovician of Estonia (4), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences

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