Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: H. Michelin. 1843. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (3). 73-104
Belongs to Caryophyllia according to Scacchi 1835
Sister taxa: Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus), Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus), Caryophyllia (Premocyathus), Caryophyllia aequalis, Caryophyllia alaskensis, Caryophyllia arnoldi, Caryophyllia blakeleyensis, Caryophyllia calcitrapa, Caryophyllia californica, Caryophyllia calveri, Caryophyllia capayensis, Caryophyllia charrieri, Caryophyllia cladaxis, Caryophyllia comanchei, Caryophyllia constricta, Caryophyllia crassicosta, Caryophyllia dalli, Caryophyllia degenerans, Caryophyllia denaria, Caryophyllia dentonensis, Caryophyllia gracilis, Caryophyllia granulosa, Caryophyllia inops, Caryophyllia japonica, Caryophyllia konincki, Caryophyllia lamellifera, Caryophyllia leptaxis, Caryophyllia mcglameryae, Caryophyllia mediavia, Caryophyllia moreausiaca, Caryophyllia neglecta, Caryophyllia oregonensis, Caryophyllia paucipaliata, Caryophyllia pedroensis, Caryophyllia pentaradiata, Caryophyllia quadragintaseptae, Caryophyllia salinaria, Caryophyllia sarsiae, Caryophyllia sciolzensis, Caryophyllia scobinosa, Caryophyllia simplex, Caryophyllia sismondai, Caryophyllia smithii, Caryophyllia suevica, Caryophyllia texana, Caryophyllia truncata, Caryophyllia vermicularis, Caryophyllia woodmanensis, Caryophyllia wynoocheensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection), New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of Germany (1), Indonesia (1), New Zealand (5)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1), Venezuela (1)
• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (6)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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