Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Alternative combination: Frechia cornutiformis
Synonym: Protethmos oldhami Gregory 1900
Belongs to Epistreptophyllum according to D. K. Pandey et al. 2007
See also Pandey and Fürsich 2003
Sister taxa: Epistreptophyllum aberrans, Epistreptophyllum bathonicum, Epistreptophyllum boesei, Epistreptophyllum bonjouri, Epistreptophyllum budaensis, Epistreptophyllum commune, Epistreptophyllum compressum, Epistreptophyllum cylindratum, Epistreptophyllum densum, Epistreptophyllum diatritum, Epistreptophyllum discus, Epistreptophyllum ellipsoides, Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme, Epistreptophyllum giganteum, Epistreptophyllum griesbachi, Epistreptophyllum irregulare, Epistreptophyllum montis, Epistreptophyllum pararticulatum, Epistreptophyllum shumardi, Epistreptophyllum tenue, Epistreptophyllum tithonicum, Epistreptophyllum tricentrum, Epistreptophyllum typicum, Epistreptophyllum valfinensis, Epistreptophyllum vetusum
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Iran (1 collection)
• Jurassic of China (1), Ethiopia (1), India (2), Iran (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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