Eugyra lanckoronensis Morycowa 1964 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae

Alternative combination: Myriophyllia lanckoronensis

Full reference: E. Morycowa. 1964. Hexacoralla des Couches de Grodziszcze (Neocomien, Carpathes) [Hexacorals from the Grodziszcze Beds (Neocomian, Carpathians)]. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 9(1):3-114

Belongs to Eugyra according to E. Morycowa and D. Decrouez 2006

Sister taxa: Eugyra (Felixigyra), Eugyra affinis, Eugyra arasensis, Eugyra besavotrensis, Eugyra borrachensis, Eugyra casanovai, Eugyra clavisepta, Eugyra cotteaui, Eugyra crassisepta, Eugyra cuyleri, Eugyra digitata, Eugyra interrupta, Eugyra magnus, Eugyra neocomiensis, Eugyra ngariensis, Eugyra pusilla, Eugyra rara, Eugyra rariseptata, Eugyra sugiyamai, Eugyra turnsekae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jastrzebia, Grodziszcze Beds, Carpathians, which is in a Barremian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/conglomerate in the Grodziszcze Formation of Poland

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), France (1), Germany (2), Greece (1), Mexico (1), Poland (6), Romania (1), Serbia (4), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), Turkmenistan (3), Ukraine (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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