Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Belongs to Mesomorpha according to Roniewicz 1976
Sister taxa: Mesomorpha andrusovi, Mesomorpha bussoni, Mesomorpha chaetetoides, Mesomorpha dubia, Mesomorpha duncani, Mesomorpha excavata, Mesomorpha magna, Mesomorpha mammillata, Mesomorpha minima, Mesomorpha newpassensis, Mesomorpha pesudomammosa, Mesomorpha pseudomammosa, Mesomorpha punctata, Mesomorpha pyanovskae, Mesomorpha urgonensis, Mesomorpha vaughani, Ahrdorffia ornata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Romania (1), Spain (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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