Family Pectiniidae Vaughan and Wells 1943 (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pectiniidae
Synonyms: Amusiidae Ridewood 1903, Amusiinae Ridewood 1903
Parent taxon: Faviicae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Masuda 1971 and Yamani 1983
Sister taxa: Anthemiphylliidae, Faviidae, Meandrinidae, Merulinidae, Montlivaltiidae, Rhizangiidae, Tropiphyllidae
Subtaxa: Echinomorpha Fungophyllia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections)
• Miocene of Indonesia (10), Iran (3), Israel (1), Panama (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (4), Jamaica (1)
Total: 25 collections including 28 occurrences