Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218
Parent taxon: Oculinidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astrhelia, Bantamia, Bathelia, Ennallohelia, Galaxeinae, Madrepora, Oculina, Oculininae, Schizoculina, Sclerhelia
Subtaxa: Palaeohelia albiensis Palaeohelia collignoni
Type: Palaeohelia collignoni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (1), Madagascar (1), Portugal (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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