Cyathophora (coral)

Cyathophora is a genus of prehistoric stony corals.

Cyathophora Temporal range:
C. bourgueti fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	†Stylinidae
Subfamily:	†Cyathophorinae
Genus:	†Cyathophora Michelin, 1843
Species
†Cyathophora atempa †Cyathophora babaevi †Cyathophora bangoinensis †Cyathophora bourgueti †Cyathophora cesaredensis †Cyathophora claudiensis †Cyathophora densata †Cyathophora denseta †Cyathophora dollfussi †Cyathophora faveolata †Cyathophora globosa †Cyathophora gomangcoensis †Cyathophora haysensis †Cyathophora kobyi †Cyathophora micrommatos †Cyathophora miyakoensis †Cyathophora neocomiensis †Cyathophora olssoni †Cyathophora parva †Cyathophora pironae †Cyathophora pratti †Cyathophora steimanni †Cyathophora steinmanni †Cyathophora thurmanni †Cyathophora tithonica
Synonyms
Orbignycoenia

Early sketches of the prehistoric coral

Names brought to synonymy

• †Cyathophora elegans, a synonym for †Holocystis elegans

References

• 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

• "Cyathophora". Paleobiology Database.