†Ellipsocoenia conferta Umbgrove 1925 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combinations: Favia conferta, Montastrea conferta, Orbicella conferta
Belongs to Ellipsocoenia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
See also Kiessling 2008
Sister taxa: Ellipsocoenia barottei, Ellipsocoenia carpathica, Ellipsocoenia grandis, Ellipsocoenia haimei, Ellipsocoenia lobata, Ellipsocoenia lorioli
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection)
• Eocene of Indonesia (1)
• Cretaceous of Georgia (1), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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