Sclerhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Synonym: Sclerohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Oculinidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Astrhelia, Bantamia, Bathelia, Ennallohelia, Galaxeinae, Madrepora, Oculina, Oculininae, Palaeohelia, Schizoculina
Subtaxa: Sclerhelia taurinensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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