Solenocoenia gracilis Roniewicz 1976 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1976. Les scléractiniaires du Jurassique supérieur de la Dobrogea centrale, Roumanie. Palaeontologia Polonica 34:17-121

Belongs to Solenocoenia according to U. Lauxmann 1991

Sister taxa: Solenocoenia bernensis, Solenocoenia semiradiata, Solenocoenia sexradiata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Romania (1), Slovenia (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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