Diploctenium

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Diploctenium
Temporal range: Cretaceous - Paleocene
Diploctenium ferrumequinum, Salzburg, Haus der Natur. Salzburg 2000, Haus der Natur-053.jpg
Fossil of Diploctenium ferrumequinum. Salzburg, Haus der Natur
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Meandrinidae
Genus: Diploctenium
Goldfuss 1827

Diploctenium is an extinct genus of stony corals belonging to the family Meandrinidae.

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Fossils of Diploctenium species Diploctenium sp.3 - Cretacico.JPG
Fossils of Diploctenium species

Fossil record

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous to the Paleocene (from about 89.3 to 61.7 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus can be found in Austria, Croatia, France, Georgia, the Netherlands, Oman, Spain and in the United Arab Emirates. [1]

Species

Species within this genus include: [1]

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