Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Full reference: H. D. Thomas. 1963. Corals and the correlation of the Tanga Limestone of Tanganyika. Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources 9(1):30-38
Belongs to Calamophyllia according to H. D. Thomas 1963
Sister taxa: Calamophyllia cassiana, Calamophyllia ducreti, Calamophyllia grandis, Calamophyllia northeyi, Calamophyllia sikesi, Calamophyllia stereoplasmophyla, Calamophyllia subtilis, Calamoseris disputabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pongwe, loc. N 15, N 16, which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in the Tanga Limestone Formation of Tanzania.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Pongwe, loc. N 15, N 16
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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