†family Palaeacidae Roemer 1883 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Favositida - Palaeacidae

Parent taxon: Favositicae according to D. Hill 1981

Sister taxa: Agetolitidae, Cleistoporidae, Favositidae, Micheliniidae, Multisoleniidae, Pseudofavositidae, Syringolitidae, Vaughaniidae

Subtaxa: Microcyathus Palaeacis Smythina

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Permian of Tunisia (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Australia (6), Egypt (1), Germany (2), Ireland (2), United States (16: Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah)

• Devonian of United States (2: Missouri)

Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences

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