†subfamily Astrocoeniinae Koby 1890 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Parent taxon: Astrocoeniidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Squires 1987

Sister taxa: Astrocoenia, Haldonia, Madracis, Palauastrea, Pinacophyllinae, Stephanocoenia, Stylocoenia

Subtaxa: Adegokeastrea Atopocoenia Platycoenia

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection), France (7)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Iran (1)

• Oligocene of Greece (1), Iran (1), Venezuela (1)

• Eocene of United States (1: Mississippi)

• Paleocene of Nigeria (1)

Total: 14 collections including 16 occurrences

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