†Stephanaxophyllia Alloiteau 1957 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae
Parent taxon: Columastraeidae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Columastrea, Eocolumastrea, Haimesastrea, Haimesiastraea, Palaeoplesiastraea
Subtaxa: Stephanaxophyllia bicoronata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Somalia (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1), Iran (1), Oman (1), the United Arab Emirates (3)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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