Order Scleractinia Bourne 1900 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Alternative spelling: Scleractina

Parent taxon: Hexacorallia according to C. S. McFadden et al. 2021

See also Baron-Szabo 2002, Ezaki 2000, López-Pérez 2005, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988 and Squires 1999

Sister taxa: Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Antipatharia, Rugosa

Subtaxa: Adekoheastrea Agathiphylliidae Amphiastraeina Annotocyathus Anomopora Apelismilia Aplocyathus Aplosmiliidae Archaeocoeniina Archaeofungiina Archaeolasmogyra Astraeoina Astrocoeniina Aulastraeoporidae Bavarosmilia Budiopsis Calameastolia Carantophyllum Carcicocaenia Caryophylliina Chorisastraea Clausastraeopsis Clonosmilia Coelomeandra Comoseriidae Coscinaraeidae Cyclastraeidae Cyclindrocyathus Cylindrosmilia Cynaria Decaheliocoenia Dendrophylliina Desmocoenia Dichotomosmilia Diploastraeidae Diplothecangia Distichophylliina Ebocotrochus Eburneotrochus Eckastraeidae Edwardsomeandra Epitrochus Etalloniopsis Euphylliidae Eupsammidae Eusmiliopsis Fasciatiphyllia Fasciseris Faviina Favitopsis Felixaraeoidea Fungiina Furcophyllia Gallitellia Gardineroseris Gombertiphyllia Haplareidae Hedeliastraea Heliostylina Helladophyllia Heterocoeniina Houchangocyathus Isastraeidae Isphyllastrea Karatchastraea Kobycoenia Lamellomeandra Lepiconus Leptastreidae Lithodendron Lobophylliidae Lupitschia Mareastraea Meandriina Microsolenina Miophora Mioscapophyllia Misistelloidea Montastraeidae Morchellastraea Ondadiplocteniopsis Oulastreidae Pachyphylliidae Pachysmilia Pachythecaliina Palaeophyllia Palaeoseris Palaeosmilia Paracoryphyllia Parastraeomorpha Parastraeopora Phylloseriopsis Phyllosmilioidea Plerogyridae Plesiastreidae Pleuropodia Psammocyathus Pyramisasteria Reisocyathus Reussiphyllia Rhabdofavia Rhipidogyrina Rhopalophyllia Saeptiphyllia Sakalavastraeopsis Saltastraea Sclydolithus Siderocoenia Siliningastraea Sinasteria Siniastraea Smilostyliidae Solenocoeniidae Streptocyathopsis Streptocyathus Stylinina Stylophyllina Substuoresia Thamnasteria cycloides Thamnasteria komagataensis Thamnasteria maxima Thamnasteria protoserioides Thamnasteria rikuzenica Thamnasteriidae Thamnasterites Thecoseriopsis Thigmastrea Trachyphylliidae Tropiastraea Tropiastraeidae

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

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