†Placophora Fromentel 1879 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agatheliidae
Synonym: Mckenziephyllia Jell et al. 2011
Parent taxon: Agatheliidae according to W. Kiessling 2021
See also Jell et al. 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Agathelia, Brachthelia, Eothelia, Multicolumnastraea
Subtaxa: Placophora accordensis Placophora basseae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), Iran (1)
• Jurassic of Madagascar (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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