Podabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Parent taxon: Fungiidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Axoseris, Cantharellus, Ctenactis, Cycloseris, Danafungia, Discotrochus, Fungia, Funginellastraea, Halomitra, Heliofungia, Herpolitha, Hydnophyllon, Leptophyllon, Lithophyllon, Parahalomitra, Pleuractis, Polyphyllia, Reussiphyllon, Sandalolitha, Zoopilus

Subtaxa: Podabacia prisca

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)

• Oligocene of Italy (1)

• Eocene of Hungary (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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