Siderofungia irregularis Felix 1891 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Alternative combinations: Periseris irregularis, Thamnoseris irregularis

Belongs to Siderofungia according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009

See also Kuzmicheva 1982 and Löser 2006

Sister taxa: Siderofungia bella, Siderofungia morloti, Siderofungia zitteli

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Hungary (1 collection), Mexico (3), Serbia (1), United States (2: Texas), Uzbekistan (1), Venezuela (2)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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