Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Parent taxon: Fungiidae according to A. Gittenberger et al. 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Veron 2000
Sister taxa: Axoseris, Cantharellus, Ctenactis, Cycloseris, Danafungia, Discotrochus, Fungia, Funginellastraea, Halomitra, Herpolitha, Hydnophyllon, Leptophyllon, Lithophyllon, Lobactis, Parahalomitra, Pleuractis, Podabacia, Polyphyllia, Reussiphyllon, Sandalolitha, Zoopilus
Subtaxa: Heliofungia actiniformis Heliofungia fralinae
Type: Fungia actiniformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Eritrea (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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