Agathiphyllia gregaria Catullo 1852 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae

Alternative combinations: Cyathomorpha gregaria, Lobophyllia gregaria

Synonyms: Agathiphyllia conglobata Reuss 1864, Cyathomorpha conglobata Reuss 1864

Belongs to Agathiphyllia according to Pfister 1980

See also Pfister 1980 and Reuss 1868

Sister taxa: Agathiphyllia anguillensis, Agathiphyllia antiguensis, Agathiphyllia bosniaca, Agathiphyllia browni, Agathiphyllia hilli, Agathiphyllia robusta, Agathiphyllia splendens, Agathiphyllia tenuis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Oligocene to Miocene of Iran (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Greece (2), Italy (10), Libya (2)

• Eocene of Italy (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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