Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Alternative combination: Hydnophora incerta
Synonym: Eugyra tibetana Liao 1982
Full reference: E. Morycowa. 1971. Hexacorallia et Octocorallia du Cretace Inferieur de Rarau (Carpathes Orientales Roumaines) [Early Cretaceous hexacorals and octocorals from Rarau (Eastern Carpathians, Romania)]. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 16(1-2):3-149
Belongs to Eohydnophora according to H. Löser and S. Ferry 2006
See also Liao and Xia 1994
Sister taxa: Eohydnophora alloiteaui, Eohydnophora bangonghuensis, Eohydnophora ovalis, Eohydnophora sanchuensis, Eohydnophora tenuis, Eohydnophora tosaensis
Type specimens:
- Eohydnophora incerta: Its type locality is Valea Izvorul Alb, Rarau area, NE Romania, which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal marl in Romania
- Eugyra tibetana:
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), France (1), Romania (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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