Paracyathus caryophyllus (Lamarck, 1816)
Paracyathus caryophyllus (Lamarck, 1816)
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Paracyathus caryophyllus is one of the species of coral found in the London Clay, it has been found at Sheppey, Aveley, Maylandsea and Herne Bay.
An example of the species can be seen below:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Suborder: Vacatina
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Paracyathus (Closest living relative)
Species: Paracyathus caryophyllus
Image taken from Tony Mitchell's Database with Tony Mitchell's help and permission.
Paracyathus is a genus of hard corals in the family Caryophylliidae and is still alive today.
An example of a living member of the Paracyathus genus is Paracyathus stearnsii which is on the left and would have looked relatively similar to Paracyathus caryophyllus.
Acknowledgments:
Thank you very much Tony Mitchell for allowing usage of an image on this page.
References:
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416592
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