Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Alternative combinations: Leptoria tenella, Maeandrina tenella, Meandrina tenella, Meandroria tenella
Synonyms: Diploria meridionalis Vidal 1921, Diplothecophyllia basseae Alloiteau 1952
Belongs to Orbignygyra according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
See also Becker 1875, d'Orbigny 1850, de Fromentel 1861, Eichwald 1865, Milne-Edwards 1857 and Vidal 1921
Sister taxa: Orbignygyra daedalea, Orbignygyra incognita, Orbignygyra latisinuata, Orbignygyra salisburgensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Madagascar (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Bulgaria (1), Georgia (1), Poland (1), Spain (3), Türkiye (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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