Hexaflos Pandey and Fursich 2005 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Synonym: Irania Pandey and Fürsich 2003 [replaced name]

Full reference: D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fursich. 2005. A new name for the Jurassic coral genus Irania PANDEY & FÜRSICH 2003. Beringeria 35:135

Parent taxon: Rhipidogyrinae according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fursich 2005

See also Pandey and Fürsich 2003

Sister taxa: Aplosmilia, Codonosmilia, Rhipidogyra

Subtaxa: Hexaflos hexagonalis

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Type: Hexaflos hexagonalis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at W of Ghadir (Jurassic of Iran)

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