†Desmocladia Reuss 1874 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Parent taxon: Faviinae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Colpophyllia, Diploria, Grumiphyllia, Indosmilia, Laterophyllia, Manicina, Mussismilia, Nefocoenia, Petrophylliella, Pseudodiploria, Variabilifavia
Subtaxa: Desmocladia septifera
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection)
• Eocene of Croatia (1), Hungary (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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