Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Parent taxon: Fungiidae according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Axoseris, Cantharellus, Cycloseris, Danafungia, Discotrochus, Fungia, Funginellastraea, Halomitra, Heliofungia, Herpolitha, Hydnophyllon, Leptophyllon, Lithophyllon, Parahalomitra, Pleuractis, Podabacia, Polyphyllia, Reussiphyllon, Sandalolitha, Zoopilus
Subtaxa: Ctenactis echinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (2 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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