Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Synonyms: Glyphastraea Duncan 1887, Hexastraea Sismonda 1871
Parent taxon: Rhizangiidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vaughan 1904
Sister taxa: Arctangia, Astrangia, Bathangia, Cladangia, Cryptangia, Culicia, Oulangia, Phyllangia, Platyhelia, Reussangia, Rhizangia, Symbiangia
Subtaxa: Septastrea altispina Septastrea crassa Septastrea kerioides Septastrea marylandica Septastrea matsoni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Colombia (1), Panama (3), United States (9: Florida, South Carolina)
• Miocene of France (5), India (1), Italy (1), Somalia (1), United States (1: New Jersey)
• Oligocene of Italy (6), Jamaica (1), Turkey (1)
• Eocene of Slovenia (1)
• Paleocene of United States (2: Texas)
Total: 44 collections including 47 occurrences
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