†Tubicora Latham 1929 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Parasmiliidae
Synonym: Sagittastraea Alloiteau and Tissier 1958
Parent taxon: Parasmiliidae according to J. Alloiteau and J. Tissier 1958
See also Baron-Szabo 2008, Kiessling 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Brachiatusmilia, Chevalierismilia, Conicosmilotrochus
Subtaxa: Tubicora aylmeri
Type: Tubicora aylmeri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of Somalia (4 collections)
• Paleocene of France (1), Somalia (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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