Enallhelia elegans Muenster 1829 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combinations: Enallochelia elegans, Lithodendron elegans

Full reference: G. z. Muenster. 1829. Petrefacta Germaniae (1, 2). 77-164

Belongs to Enallhelia according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2005

See also Bendukidze 1949 and D'Orbigny 1849

Sister taxa: Enallhelia anomalos, Enallhelia compressa, Enallhelia corallina, Enallhelia cutigera, Enallhelia decussata, Enallhelia differencia, Enallhelia expansa, Enallhelia gemmata, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gresslyi, Enallhelia jurensis, Enallhelia multiradiata, Enallhelia nipponica, Enallhelia occidentalis, Enallhelia rathieri, Enallhelia somaensis, Enallhelia striata, Enallhelia tubulosa, Enallhelia venusta, Enallhelia vrsatecis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Georgia (1), Germany (4), Portugal (2), Tunisia (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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