Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Parent taxon: Mussinae according to A. F. Budd et al. 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Veron 2000
Sister taxa: Isophyllia, Mycetophyllia, Scolymia
Subtaxa: Mussa angulosa Mussa regalis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Cayman Islands (1), Costa Rica (5), the Dominican Republic (3), Jamaica (2), Japan (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1)
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (1), Costa Rica (3), Indonesia (2), Japan (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Indonesia (2), United States (1: Puerto Rico)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Indonesia (2), Japan (1)
• Oligocene of Jamaica (1)
• Eocene of Christmas Island (1)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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