†Axopora aggtelekensis Scholz 1972 (fire coral)
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Hydrozoa - Milleporina - Axoporidae
Full reference: G. Scholz. 1972. An Anisian Wetterstein reef in north Hungary. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica 20(2):337-362
Belongs to Axopora according to G. Scholz 1972
Sister taxon: Axopora cleithridium
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aggtelek-Josvafö, central reef, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Wetterstein Formation of Hungary
Ecology: stationary epifaunal carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Aggtelek-Josvafö, central reef
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