†Hydnophora ackermanni Zlatarski 1972 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Hydnophora according to Zlatarski 1972
Sister taxa: Hydnophora affinis, 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 Lovech (Cretaceous of Bulgaria)
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