†family Guembelastraeidae Cuif 1977 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guembelastraeidae

Alternative spelling: Gumbelastraeidae

Parent taxon: Archaeofungiina according to D. Turnsek 1997

See also Kiessling 2008 and Morsch 1996

Sister taxa: Conophyllidae, Cuifastraeidae, Cyclophyllopsiidae, Tropiastreidae

Subtaxa: Garateastrea Stuoresia

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Type: Guembelastraea

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections)

• Triassic of Greece (2), Italy (2), Oman (2), the Russian Federation (1), Slovenia (2), United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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