Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Alternative combination: Spongiomorpha ramosa
Synonym: Spongiomorpha (Heptastylopsis) dendriformis Smith 1927
Belongs to Eocomoseris according to H. M. E. Shepherd et al. 2012
See also Roniewicz 2011, Smith 1927, Stanley 1986, Stanley 1994 and Stanley, jr and Whalen 1989
Sister taxa: Eocomoseris gurumdyensis, Eocomoseris lamellata, Eocomoseris raueni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Austria (5), India (3), Iran (1), Italy (3), Mexico (1), Nepal (1), Peru (1), Slovenia (1), United States (12: Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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