Holocystis

Holocystis is a genus of prehistoric stony corals.

Holocystis
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
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

References
  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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