Cerioheterastraea Cuif 1976 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Parent taxon: Stylophyllidae according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anthostylis, Coccophyllum, Discocoenia, Discocoeniopsis, Lepidophyllia, Maeandrostylis, Meandrostylophyllum, Molukkia, Monstroseris, Pamirophyllum, Phacelepismilia, Phacelostylophyllum, Pinacophyllum, Pindosmilia, Protostylophyllum, Stylophyllopsis, Stylophyllum

Subtaxa: Cerioheterastraea cerioidea

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2), Turkey (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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