Acanthocoenia D'Orbigny 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Parent taxon: Stylinidae according to H. Löser and M. Raeder 1995

See also Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Adelocoenia, Aplophyllia, Australoseris, Bilaterocoenia, Convexastrea, Cyathophorinae, Eugyriopsis, Euheliinae, Goniocora, Proaplophyllia, Procyathophora, Pseudocoeniinae, Pseudocoeniopsis, Schizosmiliopsis, Sinaimeandra, Stylina, Stylininae, Stylohelia, Stylosmilia

Subtaxa: Acanthocoenia neocomiensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Mexico (2)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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