Polytremacis hancockensis Wells 1932

Anthozoa - Helioporacea

Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1932. Corals of the Trinity Group of the Comanchean of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 6(3):225-256

Belongs to Polytremacis according to J. W. Wells 1932

Sister taxa: Polytremacis blainvillei, Polytremacis lindstroemi, Polytremacis partschi, Polytremacis tehuacanensis, Polytremacis tenera, Polytremacis urgonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cranes Mill, Arctica roemeri beds, which is in an Albian shallow subtidal limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cranes Mill, Arctica roemeri beds

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