Cyathophora (coral)
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Cyathophora Temporal range:
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | †Stylinidae |
Subfamily: | †Cyathophorinae |
Genus: | †Cyathophora Michelin, 1843 |
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![Early sketches of the prehistoric coral](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Outlines_of_comparative_physiology_touching_the_structure_and_development_of_the_races_of_animals%2C_living_and_extinct_-_for_the_use_of_schools_and_colleges_%281870%29_%2814759863306%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg)
Cyathophora is a genus of prehistoric stony corals.
- Names brought to synonymy
- †Cyathophora elegans, a synonym for †Holocystis elegans
References
[edit]- Zaman, S. and Lathuilière, B., 2014: A lectotype for Cyathophora richardi Michelin 1843, Zootaxa, 3795(2), pages 198–200, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3795.2.10
External links
[edit]- "Cyathophora". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database.