Heterocoenia minima d'Orbigny 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Belongs to Heterocoenia according to E. Morycowa 1971

Sister taxa: Heterocoenia bacellaris, Heterocoenia balkhanensis, Heterocoenia decipiens, Heterocoenia dendroides, Heterocoenia densa, Heterocoenia distans, Heterocoenia erecta, Heterocoenia exigua, Heterocoenia fuchsi, Heterocoenia gracilis, Heterocoenia grandis, Heterocoenia hilli, Heterocoenia inflexa, Heterocoenia minuta, Heterocoenia minutisima, Heterocoenia pusilla, Heterocoenia tetraseptata, Heterocoenia verrucosa, Heterocoenia washitaensis, Hexasmilia elmari, Hexasmilia ferryi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Germany (1), Switzerland (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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