Ellisella Gray 1858

Anthozoa - Octocorallia

Parent taxon: Octocorallia according to D. M. Rohr and J.R.W. Huddleston 1982

Sister taxa: Alcyonacea, Coenothecalia, Echmatocrinidae, Gorgonacea, Helioporacea, Heterocorallia, Pennatulacea, Plexauridae, Trachypsammia, Waiparaconidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Brazos River [Stone City Fm] (Eocene to Eocene of Texas)

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