Phyllangia americana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Belongs to Phyllangia according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849

Sister taxa: Phyllangia blakei, Phyllangia divaricata, Phyllangia epithecalis, Phyllangia imbricata, Phyllangia thilensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Caloosahatchee River and Shell Creek (Pliocene of Florida)

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