Enallhelia elegans Muenster 1829 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combinations: Enallochelia elegans, Enallohelia elegans, Lithodendron elegans

Full reference: G. z. Muenster. 1829. Petrefacta Germaniae (1, 2). 77-164

Belongs to Enallhelia according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2005

See also Becker 1875, Bendukidze 1949, D'Orbigny 1849, de Fromentel 1861 and Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857

Sister taxa: Enallhelia anomalos, Enallhelia compressa, Enallhelia corallina, Enallhelia cutigera, Enallhelia decussata, Enallhelia differencia, Enallhelia expansa, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gresslyi, Enallhelia jurensis, Enallhelia multiradiata, Enallhelia nipponica, Enallhelia occidentalis, Enallhelia rathieri, Enallhelia somaensis, Enallhelia venusta, Enallhelia vrsatecis, Enallohelia (Tiaradendron), Enallohelia anceps, Enallohelia compressa, Enallohelia crassa, Enallohelia decaphyllia, Enallohelia elongata, Enallohelia minima, Enallohelia striata, Enallohelia tubulosa

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Czechia (1 collection), Georgia (1), Germany (4), Portugal (2), Tunisia (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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