†Keriophyllia hourcqi Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218
Belongs to Keriophyllia according to J. Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxa: Keriophyllia ebiraseensis, Keriophyllia fischeri, Keriophyllia oolitica, Keriophyllia roniewiczae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Soaravikely, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in Madagascar
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Madagascar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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