Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Full reference: H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor. 2009. Cretaceous corals from the Huetamo region, Michoacan and Guerrero, southwestern Mexico. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 116:1-169
Belongs to Thecosmilia according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009
Sister taxa: Thecosmilia acaulis, Thecosmilia annularis, Thecosmilia bassanii, Thecosmilia buonamici, Thecosmilia cartieri, Thecosmilia complanata, Thecosmilia costata, Thecosmilia cumanensis, Thecosmilia delaunayi, Thecosmilia densa, Thecosmilia dichotoma, Thecosmilia elegans, Thecosmilia eudenticulata, Thecosmilia furcata, Thecosmilia gregaria, Thecosmilia gresslyi, Thecosmilia hideshimaensis, Thecosmilia hoernesii, Thecosmilia irregularis, Thecosmilia jaccardi, Thecosmilia lancisii, Thecosmilia langi, Thecosmilia longimana, Thecosmilia magna, Thecosmilia martini, Thecosmilia minuta, Thecosmilia moraviensis, Thecosmilia multigranulata, Thecosmilia neglecta, Thecosmilia ngariensis, Thecosmilia norica, Thecosmilia oaxaquensis, Thecosmilia omboni, Thecosmilia panasqueirensis, Thecosmilia qingyanensis, Thecosmilia rofanica, Thecosmilia rutogensis, Thecosmilia somaensis, Thecosmilia tibetana, Thecosmilia typica, Thecosmilia virgulina, Thecosmilia vurguni, Thecosmilia weberi, Thecosmilia zagaliensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chumbitaro, MP 10, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian perireef or subreef limestone in the Mal Paso Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Chumbitaro, MP 10
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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