Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Synonym: Heteractis
Parent taxon: Membraniporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Bock 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodesia, Adenifera, Biflustra, Cellarinidra, Desmacystis, Exostesia, Gregarinidra, Heliodoma, Membranipora, Nitscheina, Pseudostege, Quadricellaria, Synaptacella, Tamanicella, Cupuladria, Reussirella, Discoporella, Biselenaria, Vibracellina
Subtaxa: Trochopora telata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1)
Total: 7 collections including 12 occurrences
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