Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Antillia according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946
See also López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: Trachyphyllia bilobata, Trachyphyllia crassa, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Trachyphyllia granti, Trachyphyllia sawkinsi, Antillia hadleyi, Antillia poculiformis, Antillia persica, Antillia turbinata, Antillia dentata, Antillia cristata, Antillia batequensis, Antillia heueri, Antillia dominicensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is UC S60, which is in the Eocene of sandstone/conglomerate Colombia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (2 collections), Mexico (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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