Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Full reference: B. Hubmann. 1992. Silurische Halysitidae (Coelenterata, Tabulata) von Bithynien (Nordwest-Türkei) und biofazielle Beziehungen der Gondwanischen Halysitinae und Cateniporinae [Silurian Halysitidae (Coelenterata, Tabulata) of Bithynia, northwestern Turkey, and biofacies relationships of Gondwanan Halysitinae and Cateniporinae]. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 66:213-229
Belongs to Catenipora according to B. Hubmann 1992
Sister taxa: Catenipora aequabilis, Catenipora agglomeratiformis, Catenipora arctica, Catenipora capilliformis, Catenipora chillagoensis, Catenipora clausa, Catenipora copulata, Catenipora delicatulus, Catenipora elegans, Catenipora escharoides, Catenipora foerstei, Catenipora gotlandica, Catenipora gracilis, Catenipora huronensis, Catenipora irregularis, Catenipora maxima, Catenipora microporus, Catenipora minimus, Catenipora nicholsoni, Catenipora obliqua, Catenipora panga, Catenipora pulchellus, Catenipora quadrata, Catenipora quebecensis, Catenipora rassmusseni, Catenipora robusta, Catenipora rubraeformis, Catenipora sapporiensis, Catenipora septosa, Catenipora sheehani, Catenipora sindoensis, Catenipora tapaensis, Catenipora tractabilis, Catenipora vespertina, Catenipora workmanae, Catenipora wrighti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dolayba patch reef, which is in a Gorstian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Dolayoba Limestone Formation of Turkey
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Dolayba patch reef
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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