Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Synonym: Herpetolitha Leuckart 1841
Parent taxon: Fungiidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1954
Sister taxa: Axoseris, Cantharellus, Ctenactis, Cycloseris, Danafungia, Discotrochus, Fungia, Funginellastraea, Halomitra, Heliofungia, Hydnophyllon, Leptophyllon, Lithophyllon, Parahalomitra, Pleuractis, Podabacia, Polyphyllia, Reussiphyllon, Sandalolitha, Zoopilus
Subtaxa: Herpolitha limax
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Eritrea (1), Indonesia (2), Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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