Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Alternative combination: Astrocoenia pumpellyi
Belongs to Stylocoenia according to T. W. Vaughan 1919
Sister taxa: Stylocoenia aurelii, Stylocoenia carryensis, Stylocoenia duerdeni, Stylocoenia epithecata, Stylocoenia maxima, Stylocoenia microphthalma, Stylocoenia montium, Stylocoenia neutra, Stylocoenia polytropostyla, Stylocoenia ranikoti, Stylocoenia reussi, Stylocoenia sanctaorosiae, Stylocoenia saxulensis, Stylocoenia taurinensis, Stylocoenia vicaryi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), United States (1: Georgia)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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