Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Parent taxon: Dendrophylliidae according to J. Stolarski 1996
Sister taxa: Aplopsammia, Areopsammia, Astroides, Balanophyllia, Bathypsammia, Blastozopsammia, Cahuzacopsammia, Cairnsipsammia, Calostylopsis, Dendrophyllia, Dichopsammia, Duncanopsammia, Eguchipsammia, Enallopsammia, Endopachys, Endopsammia, Heteropsammia, Lamellophyllia, Leptopsammia, Lobopsammia, Makridinophyllia, Notophyllia, Paleoastroides, Reussopsammia, Rhabdopsammia, Rhizopsammia, Stereopsammia, Stichopsammia, Thecopsammia, Turbinaria, Wadeopsammia
Subtaxa: Tubastraea coccinea Tubastraea nomlandi
Type: Tubastraea coccinea
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cape Verde (5 collections), Mexico (2)
• Eocene of Antarctica (2), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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