Trachyphyllia granti d'Archiac and Haime 1853 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Alternative combination: Montlivaltia granti

Belongs to Trachyphyllia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

Sister taxa: Trachyphyllia bilobata, Trachyphyllia crassa, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Trachyphyllia sawkinsi, Antillia dentata, Antillia turbinata, Antillia hadleyi, Antillia clarki, Antillia dominicensis, Antillia cristata, Antillia poculiformis, Antillia batequensis, Antillia heueri, Antillia persica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Jhirk, Sind, Pakistan (Paleocene to Paleocene of Pakistan)

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