†Palaeohelia collignoni Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218
Belongs to Palaeohelia according to J. Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxon: Palaeohelia albiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Antsatramahavelona, which is in a Cenomanian marine horizon in Madagascar
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Madagascar (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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