Areopsammia Dietrich 1917 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Synonym: Paracyclolites Wells 1933

Parent taxon: Dendrophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Baron-Szabo 2009 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aplopsammia, Astroides, Balanophyllia, Bathypsammia, Blastozopsammia, Cahuzacopsammia, Cairnsipsammia, Calostylopsis, Dendrophyllia, Dichopsammia, Duncanopsammia, Eguchipsammia, Enallopsammia, Endopachys, Endopsammia, Heteropsammia, Lamellophyllia, Leptopsammia, Lobopsammia, Makridinophyllia, Notophyllia, Paleoastroides, Reussopsammia, Rhabdopsammia, Rhizopsammia, Stereopsammia, Stichopsammia, Thecopsammia, Tubastraea, Turbinaria, Wadeopsammia

Subtaxa: Areopsammia alacca Areopsammia bakerae

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (4 collections), United States (2: Texas)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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