Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Tridacophyllia cristatoseriata
Belongs to Hydnophora according to Bosellini 1999
Sister taxa: Hydnophora ackermanni, Hydnophora affinis, Hydnophora astraeoides, Hydnophora exesa, Hydnophora ferryi, Hydnophora grandis, Hydnophora infundibulum, Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora oppenheimi, Hydnophora pilosa, Hydnophora provincialis, Hydnophora pulchra, Hydnophora rudis, Hydnophora styriaca, Hydnophora tenella, Hydnophora variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Iran (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Somalia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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