Microphyllia undans Étallon 1859 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combinations: Isastrea undans, Latimaeandra undans

Full reference: A. Étallon. 1859. Etudes paléontologiques sur le Haut-Jura. Rayonnés du Corallien. Mémoires de la Société d'Emulation du département du Doubs 3(3):401-553

Belongs to Microphyllia according to O. F. Geyer 1955

See also de Fromentel 1861

Sister taxa: Microphyllia acuta, Microphyllia astroides, Microphyllia brevivallis, Microphyllia contorta, Microphyllia convergens, Microphyllia curtata, Microphyllia cylindrica, Microphyllia davidsoni, Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia dumosa, Microphyllia elevata, Microphyllia fasciata, Microphyllia gagnebini, Microphyllia gemina, Microphyllia gracilis, Microphyllia helvetica, Microphyllia jaspensis, Microphyllia kenyensis, Microphyllia labyrinthiformis, Microphyllia lineata, Microphyllia macropora, Microphyllia madagascariensis, Microphyllia maeandrinoides, Microphyllia munita, Microphyllia mvitensis, Microphyllia pulchella, Microphyllia punctata, Microphyllia resanica, Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia serpentina, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia sulcata, Microphyllia thurmanni

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Georgia (3 collections), Hungary (1), Poland (2), Slovenia (1), Spain (1), Turkmenistan (5)

• Jurassic of Czechia (2), France (1), Georgia (1), Portugal (5), Slovenia (2)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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