Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Alternative combination: Ellipsocoenia hemispherica
Belongs to Favia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Morycowa 1964 and Sikharulidze 1985
Sister taxa: Favia africana, Favia aquitaniensis, Favia beaumaderiensis, Favia clarki, Favia claudiensis, Favia corollaris, Favia costata, Favia dalmatina, Favia danae, Favia denticulata, Favia dominicensis, Favia ehrenbergi, Favia exilis, Favia falloti, Favia faviodes, Favia favioides, Favia fragum, Favia friedbergi, Favia gotschevi, Favia gravida, Favia gregoryi, Favia gresslyi, Favia haipensis, Favia hannai, Favia jezoensis, Favia junghuhni, Favia kabyliensis, Favia leptophylla, Favia lobata, Favia maastrichtensis, Favia macdonaldi, Favia macrocalyx, Favia macrotheca, Favia madhuwalensis, Favia magnifica, Favia magniflora, Favia maoadentrensis, Favia mathai, Favia melitae, Favia meneguzzoi, Favia merriami, Favia oishii, Favia okeni, Favia ornata, Favia planissima, Favia praeamplior, Favia profunda, Favia ritteneri, Favia somaliensis, Favia striatula, Favia subdenticulata, Favia texana, Favia turbinata, Favia valfinensis, Favia vokesae, Favia weisbordi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Georgia (1 collection), Poland (3), Turkmenistan (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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