Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae
Alternative combinations: Alveopora racemosa, Dendraroea racemosa
Synonyms: Dendrarea arborescens Etallon and Thurmann 1864, Thamnarea arborescens Etallon and Thurmann 1864, Thamnarea digitalis Etallon and Thurmann 1864
Full reference: H. Michelin. 1844. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (4). 105-144
Belongs to Dendraraea according to A. Draganescu and L. Beauvais 1985
See also Baron-Szabo 2002, d'Orbigny 1850, D'Orbigny 1849, Etallon and Thurmann 1864, Geyer 1955, Kiessling 2008 and Lathuilière and Gill 1998
Sister taxa: Dendraraea anzoateguensis, Dendraraea dendroidea, Dendraraea excelsa, Dendraraea mammelonata, Dendraraea pauciradiata, Dendrarea pulchella
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Czechia (2 collections), France (1), Romania (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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