†family Phyllocoeniidae Alloiteau 1952 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Phyllocoeniidae

Parent taxon: Faviina according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

Sister taxa: Cladocoridae, Columastreidae, Diplocteniopsidae, Eugyridae, Faviicae, Heliastraeidae, Isastreidae, Misistellidae, Mussidae, Oculinidae, Pamiroseriidae, Placocoeniidae, Placosmiliidae, Stylophyllicae, Tropidastraeidae

Subtaxa: Reussicoenia

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Somalia (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of China (4), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Somalia (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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