Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1932. Corals of the Trinity Group of the Comanchean of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 6(3):225-256
Belongs to Heterocoenia according to J. W. Wells 1932
Sister taxa: Heterocoenia bacellaris, Heterocoenia balkhanensis, Heterocoenia decipiens, Heterocoenia dendroides, Heterocoenia densa, Heterocoenia distans, Heterocoenia erecta, Heterocoenia exigua, Heterocoenia fuchsi, Heterocoenia gracilis, Heterocoenia grandis, Heterocoenia inflexa, Heterocoenia minima, Heterocoenia minuta, Heterocoenia minutisima, Heterocoenia pusilla, Heterocoenia tetraseptata, Heterocoenia verrucosa, Heterocoenia washitaensis, Hexasmilia elmari, Hexasmilia ferryi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cranes Mill, Arctica roemeri beds, which is in an Albian shallow subtidal limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Cranes Mill, Arctica roemeri beds
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