Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Rhabdophyllia barkii
Belongs to Cladocora according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
Sister taxa: Cladocora arbuscula, Cladocora bosquensis, Cladocora brevis, Cladocora caespitosa, Cladocora gaasensis, Cladocora gamachotensis, Cladocora gracilis, Cladocora haimei, Cladocora jamaicaensis, Cladocora johnsoni, Cladocora liburnensis, Cladocora michelottii, Cladocora multicaulis, Cladocora prevostiana, Cladocora prolifera, Cladocora reussi, Cladocora rosicensis, Cladocora tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Laki Range, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Pakistan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Egypt (1 collection), Pakistan (1), Somalia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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