Enallohelia compressa Muenster 1829 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combination: Lithodendrum compressum

Full reference: G. z. Muenster. 1829. Petrefacta Germaniae (1, 2). 77-164

Belongs to Enallohelia according to E. de Fromentel 1861

See also Baron-Szabo 2018, d'Orbigny 1850, D'Orbigny 1849, Geyer 1954, Milne-Edwards 1857 and Rosendahl 1985

Sister taxa: Enallhelia anomalos, Enallhelia compressa, Enallhelia corallina, Enallhelia cutigera, Enallhelia decussata, Enallhelia differencia, Enallhelia elegans, Enallhelia expansa, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gresslyi, Enallhelia jurensis, Enallhelia multiradiata, Enallhelia nipponica, Enallhelia occidentalis, Enallhelia rathieri, Enallhelia somaensis, Enallhelia striata, Enallhelia tubulosa, Enallhelia venusta, Enallhelia vrsatecis, Enallohelia anceps, Enallohelia crassa, Enallohelia decaphyllia, Enallohelia elongata, Enallohelia minima

Type specimen: Syntype; BSPG AS128, 1886, 1887, 1888, a skeleton

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Enallohelia compressa in the database

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