Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Scleractinia
Familia: †Cyathophoridae
Genus: †Holocystis
Species: †Holocystis elegans

Name

Holocystis elegans Lonsdale, 1849

Synonyms:

• Cyathophora elegans

Distribution

North America, Europe

• Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom

Temporal range: Cretaceous

References

• Lonsdale W., 1849. Notes on Fossil Zoophytes found in the Deposits described by Dr. Fitton in his Memoir entitled “A Stratigraphical Account of the Section from Atherfield to Rocken End.” Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.

Links

• Holocystis elegans – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.