Anthozoa - Alcyonacea - Isididae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Isididae according to W. Kiessling 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Keratoisidinae, Keratoisis, Mopsea
Subtaxa: Isis polyacantha
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Iran (3)
• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of Hungary (1), New Zealand (1), Spain (2)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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