Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Alternative combinations: Meandrina corrugata, Oulophyllia corrugata
Synonyms: Meandrina edwarsii Michelin 1843, Meandrophyllia edwardsi Michelin 1843, Microphyllia edwardsii Michelin 1843
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 Meandrophyllia according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2018
See also d'Orbigny 1850, de Fromentel 1861, Geyer 1954, Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857, Rosendahl 1985 and Turnsek 1997
Sister taxa: Meandrophyllia amedei, Meandrophyllia cariacoensis, Meandrophyllia greppini, Meandrophyllia heberti, Meandrophyllia lotharinga, Meandrophyllia macroseriata, Meandrophyllia meandriformis, Meandrophyllia meandroides, Meandrophyllia montezumae, Meandrophyllia oceani, Meandrophyllia plummeri, Meandrophyllia steini, Meandrophyllia textilis, Meandrophyllia tomesi, Meandrophyllia tuberosa, Meandrophyllia uxacalcensis, Meandrophyllia velamentosa, Latimoeandraraea corallina, Latimoeandraraea cerebriformis, Latimoeandraraea sulcata, Latimoeandraraea marcouana, Latimoeandraraea cotteaui
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (2 collections), Georgia (1), Spain (1)
• Jurassic of Algeria (1), France (2), Romania (3), Slovenia (2), Spain (2)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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