Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Full reference: G. Y. Sikharulidze. 1979. Albskiye korally cela Tskhanari (Zapadnaya Grusiya) [Albian corals from Tskhanari (Western Georgia)]. Trudy Akademiya Nauk Gruzinskoy SSR, Geologicheskiy Institut imeni A. I. Dzhanelidze 63:1-49
Belongs to Myriophyllia according to Sikharulidze 1979
Sister taxa: Myriophyllia angustata, Myriophyllia dumblei, Myriophyllia loulensis, Myriophyllia minima, Myriophyllia petitclerci, Myriophyllia rastellina, Myriophyllia tenuimaeandra
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tskhanari, Caucasus, upper biostrome, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Georgia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (2 collections), Georgia (1), Germany (2), Greece (3), Hungary (1), Iran (1), Mexico (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.