Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Alternative combinations: Dendrogyra rastellina, Meandrina rastellina
Full reference: H. Michelin. 1843. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (3). 73-104
Belongs to Myriophyllia according to E. Roniewicz 1976
See also d'Orbigny 1850, D'Orbigny 1849, de Fromentel 1861, Étallon 1859 and Milne-Edwards 1857
Sister taxa: Myriophyllia angustata, Myriophyllia dumblei, Myriophyllia loulensis, Myriophyllia minima, Myriophyllia petitclerci, Myriophyllia propria, Myriophyllia tenuimaeandra
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of China (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Algeria (1), Czechia (1), France (2), Indonesia (2), Poland (4), Romania (2), Switzerland (2)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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