Heliocoenia decora Eliasova 1981 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1981. Sous-ordre Stylinina Alloiteau, 1952 (Hexacorallia) des calcaires de Stramberk (Tithonien, Tchecoslovaquie) [Suborder Stylinina Alloiteau, 1952 from the Stramberk Limestone (Tithonian, Czechoslovakia)]. Sbornik Geologickych Ved, Paleontologie 24:117-133

Belongs to Heliocoenia according to Eliasova 1981

Sister taxa: Heliocoenia (Hexaheliocoenia), Heliocoenia (Octoheliocoenia), Heliocoenia bendukidzeae, Heliocoenia catenula, Heliocoenia claudiopolisensis, Heliocoenia corallina, Heliocoenia costulata, Heliocoenia etalloni, Heliocoenia gracilis, Heliocoenia humberti, Heliocoenia kabakovitschae, Heliocoenia kakhadzei, Heliocoenia lamellosa, Heliocoenia minima, Heliocoenia orbignyi, Heliocoenia pakongensis, Heliocoenia picteti, Heliocoenia pseudocorallina, Heliocoenia rarauensis, Heliocoenia rozkowskae, Heliocoenia sparsa, Heliocoenia stellata, Heliocoenia strambergensis, Heliocoenia triradiata, Heliocoenia vadosa, Heliocoenia variabilis, Heliocoenia vesicularia, Heliocoenia vigintiseptata, Heliocoenia zaglica, Alloiteaucoenia (Kobycoenia)

Type specimen: Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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