†Synhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Parent taxon: Siderastreidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astraeofungia, Eosiderastrea, Hindeastraea, Koilomorpha, Maeandroseris, Palaeosiderofungia, Pironastrea, Psammocora, Pseudosiderastrea, Siderastrea, Siderastreites, Siderofungia, Sideroseris, Siderosmilia, Stephanomorpha
Subtaxa: Synhelia gibbosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (16 collections), France (1), Germany (4), Switzerland (1), Tanzania (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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