Meandrophyllia lotharinga Michelin 1843 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Alternative combination: Meandrina lotharinga

Belongs to Meandrophyllia according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2003

Sister taxa: Meandrophyllia amedei, Meandrophyllia cariacoensis, Meandrophyllia corrugata, Meandrophyllia greppini, Meandrophyllia heberti, Meandrophyllia macroseriata, Meandrophyllia meandriformis, Meandrophyllia meandroides, Meandrophyllia montezumae, Meandrophyllia oceani, Meandrophyllia plummeri, Meandrophyllia steini, Meandrophyllia textilis, Meandrophyllia tomesi, Meandrophyllia tuberosa, Meandrophyllia uxacalcensis, Meandrophyllia velamentosa

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Mexico (3), Poland (1), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (2)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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