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Holocystis

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Holocystis
Temporal range: 125.45–112.6 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Cyathophoridae
Genus: Holocystis
Lonsdale, 1850[1]
Species
  • Holocystis bukowinensis
  • Holocystis dupini
  • Holocystis elegans (syn. †Cyathophora elegans)
  • Holocystis nomikosi
Synonyms
  • Nowakocoenia Kolodziej and Gedl, 2000
  • Tetracoenia d'Orbigny, 1850

Holocystis is a genus of prehistoric stony corals.

References

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  1. ^ Description of the fossils of the Chalk Formation. Notes on the corals. W Lonsdale, The geology and fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous …, 1850
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  • "Holocystis". Paleobiology Database.