†superfamily Volzeioidea Cuif 1977 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Parent taxon: Pachythecaliina according to A. H. Caruthers and G. D. Stanley 2008

Sister taxa: Amphiastreidae, Atelophyllia, Axosmiliidae, Gablonzeriidae, Pachycoeniidae, Volzeiidae, Zardinophyllidae

Subtaxa: Cyclophylliidae Neorylstonia

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Morocco (6 collections)

• Triassic of Austria (7), India (1), Iran (2), Oman (1), Slovenia (4), United States (1: Alaska)

Total: 22 collections including 26 occurrences

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