Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Alternative combination: Bacillastraea gracilis
Belongs to Heterocoenia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
Sister taxa: Heterocoenia bacellaris, Heterocoenia balkhanensis, Heterocoenia decipiens, Heterocoenia dendroides, Heterocoenia densa, Heterocoenia distans, Heterocoenia erecta, Heterocoenia exigua, Heterocoenia fuchsi, Heterocoenia grandis, Heterocoenia hilli, Heterocoenia inflexa, Heterocoenia minima, Heterocoenia minuta, Heterocoenia minutisima, Heterocoenia pusilla, Heterocoenia tetraseptata, Heterocoenia verrucosa, Heterocoenia washitaensis, Hexasmilia ferryi, Hexasmilia elmari
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Hradisko, loc. 66 (Paleocene of Slovakia)
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