Trochocyathus


Trochocyathus is a genus of corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Living species are found in waters near Hawai'i at depths of. Fossil species are found as far back as the latest Paleocene in the Dilwyn Formation of Australia, in the late Cretaceous in the Woodbury Formation of New Jersey, and in Suffolk.
Platycyathus is sometimes regarded as a subgenus within ''Trochocyathus.''

Species

Trochocyathus aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984Trochocyathus anglicus Duncan, 1872Trochocyathus balanophylloides Bolsche, 1870Trochocyathus burchae Cairns, 1984Trochocyathus gardineri Vaughan, 1907Trochocyathus mauiensis Vaughan, 1907Trochocyathus oahensis Vaughan, 1907Trochocyathus patelliformis Cairns, 1999Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902Trochocyathus wilkinsoni Dennant, 1904