Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1956. Les polypiers anthozoaires du Stampien de Gaas (Landes) [Stampian corals from Gaas (Landes)]. Bulletin de la Societe d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 90:375-410
Belongs to Cladocora according to Chevalier 1956
Sister taxa: Cladocora arbuscula, Cladocora barkii, Cladocora bosquensis, Cladocora brevis, Cladocora caespitosa, 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 Gaas, which is in a Rupelian shallow subtidal marl/limestone in France
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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