Diploctenium
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| Fossil of Diploctenium ferrumequinum. Salzburg, Haus der Natur | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.
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]
