†Turbinaria cyathiformis de Blainville 1830 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Alternative combination: Gemmipora cyathiformis
Belongs to Turbinaria according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
See also Chaix and Cahuzac 2001
Sister taxa: Turbinaria crater, Turbinaria durhami, Turbinaria frondens, Turbinaria grandis, Turbinaria irregularis, Turbinaria jacksoni, Turbinaria mesenterina, Turbinaria radicalis, Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria sitaensis, Turbinaria stellulata, Turbinaria tenuis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (12 collections), Italy (1), Spain (1)
• Oligocene of France (3)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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