Mycetaraea Pratz 1882 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Parent taxon: Comoseridae according to S.D. Cairns et al. 2010

See also Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Araiophyllum, Chomatoseris, Dactylaraea, Dendraraea, Dermoseris, Dimorpharaea, Disaraea, Eocomoseris, Genabacia, Kobya, Litharaeopsis, Microsolena, Microsolenastraea, Partimeandra, Semeloseris, Tricycloseris, Trocharea, Trochoplegma, Comoseris, Hydnophoromeandraraea

Subtaxa: Mycetaraea agaricoides Mycetaraea dimorpha

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Germany (2), Spain (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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