Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora caespitosa
Belongs to Cladocora according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Cladocora arbuscula, Cladocora barkii, Cladocora bosquensis, Cladocora brevis, 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
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (2 collections), Greece (3), Italy (8), Pakistan (1), Spain (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (1), Spain (3)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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