Ceratotrochus

Ceratotrochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Ceratotrochus
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Ceratotrochus is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Caryophylliidae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

It originated during the latter half of the Cretaceous period.[2] As this genus belongs to the Scleractinia order, it occupies a marine habitat. The organism has no movement, and are attached. They are blind as they belong to the anthozoa subphylum.

Species

Species:[1]

  • Ceratotrochus ambiguus Brünnich Nielsen, 1922
  • Ceratotrochus amphitrites Felix, 1903
  • Ceratotrochus australiensis (Duncan, 1870)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ceratotrochus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2026-01-18.