Discocoenia Tomes 1884 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Parent taxon: Stylophyllidae according to L. Beauvais 1970

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Anthostylis, Cerioheterastraea, Coccophyllum, Discocoeniopsis, Lepidophyllia, Maeandrostylis, Meandrostylophyllum, Molukkia, Monstroseris, Pamirophyllum, Phacelepismilia, Phacelostylophyllum, Pinacophyllum, Pindosmilia, Protostylophyllum, Stylophyllopsis, Stylophyllum

Subtaxa: Discocoenia bononiensis

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Type: Discocoenia bononiensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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