Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
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 Cladophyllia according to J. Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxa: Cladophyllia babeana, Cladophyllia babeauana, Cladophyllia choffati, Cladophyllia clemencia, Cladophyllia conybearei, Cladophyllia conybeari, Cladophyllia corallina, Cladophyllia crenata, Cladophyllia dichotoma, Cladophyllia dresnayi, Cladophyllia excelsa, Cladophyllia furcifera, Cladophyllia minor, Cladophyllia organisans, Cladophyllia picteti, Cladophyllia ramea, Cladophyllia rollieri, Cladophyllia skuviensis, Cladophyllia stewartae, Cladophyllia stutzi, Cladophyllia tenuis, Cladophyllia thailandensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Morondava, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in Madagascar
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Morondava
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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