Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Full reference: L. Beauvais. 1986. Monographie des Madreporaires du Jurassique Inferieur du Maroc (Monograph on Lower Jurassic Corals of Morocco). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 194(1-3):1-68
Belongs to Microphyllia according to L. Beauvais 1986
Sister taxa: Microphyllia acuta, Microphyllia astroides, Microphyllia brevivallis, Microphyllia contorta, Microphyllia convergens, Microphyllia curtata, Microphyllia cylindrica, Microphyllia davidsoni, Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia dumosa, Microphyllia elevata, Microphyllia fasciata, Microphyllia gagnebini, Microphyllia gemina, Microphyllia gracilis, Microphyllia helvetica, Microphyllia jaspensis, Microphyllia kenyensis, Microphyllia labyrinthiformis, Microphyllia macropora, Microphyllia madagascariensis, Microphyllia maeandrinoides, Microphyllia munita, Microphyllia mvitensis, Microphyllia oldhamiana, Microphyllia pulchella, Microphyllia punctata, Microphyllia resanica, Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia serpentina, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia sulcata, Microphyllia thurmanni, Microphyllia undans
Type specimen: Its type locality is Moulay Idriss, Atlas Mountains, which is in a Toarcian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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