Fungiaphyllia Melnikova and Roniewicz 2017 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Full reference: G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz. 2017. Early Jurassic corals with dominating solitary growth forms from the Kasamurg Mountains, Central Asia. Palaeoworld 26(1):124-148

Parent taxon: Latomeandridae according to G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz 2017

Sister taxa: Aggomorphastraea, Balkhanomeandra, Brachyseris, Collignonastraea, Comophyllia, Digitosmilia, Dimorphastrea, Ellipsocoenia, Fungiastraea, Latiastrea, Latomeandra, Loboseris, Microphyllia, Microphylliopsis, Mixastraea, Ovalastrea, Periseris, Polyastropsis, Thalamocaeniopsis, Thamnoseris, Trigerastraea, Trochoplegmopsis, Valliculastraea, Vallimeandra

Subtaxa: Fungiaphyllia communis Fungiaphyllia fungia

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Afghanistan (5 collections), Morocco (3), Tajikistan (3)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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