Goniocora socialis Roemer 1836 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combinations: Eunomia socialis, Lithodendron sociale

Belongs to Goniocora according to O. F. Geyer 1955

See also d'Orbigny 1850 and Milne-Edwards 1857

Sister taxa: Goniocora aggregata, Goniocora annulata, Goniocora cartieri, Goniocora crassa, Goniocora dubia, Goniocora elongata, Goniocora furcata, Goniocora gemmata, Goniocora gracilis, Goniocora haimei, Goniocora kimmeridgiensis, Goniocora magna, Goniocora pumila, Goniocora stellariaeformis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Croatia (1 collection), Czechia (1), Germany (10), India (1), Portugal (8), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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