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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