Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218
Belongs to Thamnoseris according to Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxa: Thamnoseris arborescens, Thamnoseris arnaudi, Thamnoseris blauensis, Thamnoseris cadomensis, Thamnoseris carpathica, Thamnoseris delorenzoi, Thamnoseris etalloni, Thamnoseris fromenteli, Thamnoseris frotei, Thamnoseris hoernesi, Thamnoseris montipastelli, Thamnoseris morchella, Thamnoseris perroni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ankotrofotsy-Masiadolo, which is in a Coniacian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Madagascar
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Greece (1), Madagascar (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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