Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388
Belongs to Cladocora according to S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim 1974
Sister taxa: Cladocora arbuscula, Cladocora barkii, Cladocora brevis, Cladocora caespitosa, Cladocora gaasensis, Cladocora gamachotensis, Cladocora gracilis, Cladocora haimei, Cladocora jamaicaensis, Cladocora johnsoni, Cladocora liburnensis, Cladocora michelottii, Cladocora multicaulis, Cladocora prevostiana, Cladocora prolifera, Cladocora reussi, Cladocora rosicensis, Cladocora tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Simojovel road section B-8199, which is in an Eocene deep subtidal wackestone in the Ixtaclum Shale Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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