Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Alternative combinations: Lobophyllia flabellum, Stylogyra flabellum
Full reference: H. Michelin. 1843. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (3). 73-104
Belongs to Rhipidogyra according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2003
See also d'Orbigny 1850, D'Orbigny 1849, de Fromentel 1861 and Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
Sister taxa: Rhipidogyra alata, Rhipidogyra costata, Rhipidogyra crassa, Rhipidogyra deshayesi, Rhipidogyra elegans, Rhipidogyra gigantea, Rhipidogyra insignis, Rhipidogyra meandra, Rhipidogyra minima, Rhipidogyra percrassa, Rhipidogyra ruetimeyeri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Czechia (1 collection), France (2), Georgia (1), Iran (1), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (1), Switzerland (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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