Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Alternative combinations: Monticularia meandrinoides, Mycedium meandrinoides
Belongs to Colpophyllia according to F. Schuster 2002
See also Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Colpophyllia amaranthus, Colpophyllia applanata, Colpophyllia duncani, Colpophyllia elegans, Colpophyllia inaequalis, Colpophyllia iranica, Colpophyllia malayica, Colpophyllia mexicanum, Colpophyllia multisepta, Colpophyllia natans, Colpophyllia nicholasi, Colpophyllia reagani, Colpophyllia slavutytschensis, Colpophyllia willoughbiensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Greece (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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