| Cerioheterastraea Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | † Stylophyllidae |
| Genus: | † Cerioheterastraea Cuif, 1976 [1] |
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