Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Alternative combination: Placocoeniopsis katzi
Belongs to Columnocoenia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
Sister taxa: Columnocoenia ablensis, Columnocoenia aokii, Columnocoenia aragonensis, Columnocoenia arnaudi, Columnocoenia bucovinensis, Columnocoenia falkenbergensis, Columnocoenia gemmans, Columnocoenia grandiflora, Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi, Columnocoenia lamberti, Columnocoenia lifolensis, Columnocoenia miniflora, Columnocoenia minima, Columnocoenia nipponica, Columnocoenia safarratensis, Columnocoenia sulcata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Mount Suvlu-Kaya, Bakhchysaray, Crimea (Paleocene of Ukraine)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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