†Heliolites porosus Goldfuss 1826 (tabulate coral)
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Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Alternative combination: Heliolites porosa
Belongs to Heliolites according to Goldfuss 1826
See also Stauffer 1930
Sister taxa: Heliolites barrandei, Heliolites occidentales, Heliolites waicunensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), China (1), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (24), Italy (1), Laos (1), Morocco (2), Poland (4), the Russian Federation (2), Thailand (5), the United Kingdom (3), Uzbekistan (1), Vietnam (9), Western Sahara (1)
• Silurian of the Russian Federation (2), United States (5: California)
Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence
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