Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Parent taxon: Dendrophylliidae according to S. D. Cairns 2001
Sister taxa: Aplopsammia, Areopsammia, Astroides, Balanophyllia, Bathypsammia, Blastozopsammia, Cahuzacopsammia, Cairnsipsammia, Calostylopsis, Dendrophyllia, Dichopsammia, Duncanopsammia, Eguchipsammia, Enallopsammia, Endopachys, Endopsammia, Heteropsammia, Lamellophyllia, Lobopsammia, Makridinophyllia, Notophyllia, Paleoastroides, Reussopsammia, Rhabdopsammia, Rhizopsammia, Stereopsammia, Stichopsammia, Thecopsammia, Tubastraea, Turbinaria, Wadeopsammia
Subtaxa: Leptopsammia zbyszewskii
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Santa Maria Island (Miocene of Portugal)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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