Synhelia gibbosa Goldfuss 1829 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Alternative combination: Lithodendron gibbosum

Synonym: Synhelia sharpeana MilneEdwards and Haime 1850

Belongs to Synhelia according to Pocta 1887

See also Baron-Szabo 2017

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (16 collections), France (1), Germany (4), Switzerland (1), Ukraine (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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