†Madrepora (Amphihelia) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Alternative spelling: Amphihelia

Parent taxon: Madrepora according to I. Dieni and P. Omenetto 1960

See also Chevalier 1961 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Madrepora bureaui, Madrepora costata, Madrepora granulata, Madrepora kauaiensis, Madrepora mississippiensis, Madrepora mitsukurii, Madrepora natchitochensis, Madrepora oculata, Madrepora poculata, Madrepora porcellana, Madrepora profunda, Madrepora punctulata, Madrepora solida, Madrepora vasseuri, Madrepora vicksburgensis

Subtaxa: Amphihelia alternans Madrepora (Amphihelia) reflexa

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (2), Italy (2)

• Oligocene of France (1), Hungary (4)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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