†Discocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Synonym: Brachycyathus
Parent taxon: Thecocyathinae according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
See also Wells 1956
Sister taxon: Thecocyathus
Subtaxa: Discocyathus fittoni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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