Placocoenia robusta Oppenheim 1930 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae

Belongs to Placocoenia according to Oppenheim 1930

Sister taxa: Placocoenia heimi, Placocoenia hideshimaensis, Placocoenia macrophthalma, Placocoenia major, Placocoenia ohinataensis, Placocoenia perroni, Placocoenia tanohataensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dizlu, Esfahan, Iran (Cretaceous of Iran)

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