†Hydnophora affinis Sismonda 1871 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Hydnophora according to Sismonda 1871
Sister taxa: Hydnophora ackermanni, Hydnophora astraeoides, Hydnophora cristatoseriata, Hydnophora exesa, Hydnophora ferryi, Hydnophora grandis, Hydnophora infundibulum, Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora oppenheimi, Hydnophora pilosa, Hydnophora provincialis, Hydnophora pulchra, Hydnophora rudis, Hydnophora styriaca, Hydnophora tenella, Hydnophora variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Eil, loc. 83 (Oligocene of Somalia)
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