Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 2008. Kimmeridgian-Valanginian reef corals from the Moesian Platform from Bulgaria. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 78:91-134
Belongs to Microphyllia according to E. Roniewicz 2008
Sister taxa: Microphyllia acuta, Microphyllia astroides, Microphyllia brevivallis, Microphyllia contorta, Microphyllia convergens, Microphyllia curtata, Microphyllia cylindrica, Microphyllia davidsoni, Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia gagnebini, Microphyllia gemina, Microphyllia gracilis, Microphyllia jaspensis, Microphyllia kenyensis, Microphyllia labyrinthiformis, Microphyllia lineata, Microphyllia macropora, Microphyllia madagascariensis, Microphyllia maeandrinoides, Microphyllia mvitensis, Microphyllia pulchella, Microphyllia punctata, Microphyllia resanica, Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia sulcata, Microphyllia thurmanni, Microphyllia undans
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lyubasha Mountain, Lyalintsi, 359-377 m, which is in a Valanginian perireef or subreef limestone in the Slivnitsa Formation of Bulgaria
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (10 collections)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1)
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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