Orbignygyra incognita Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

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 Orbignygyra according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009

Sister taxa: Orbignygyra daedalea, Orbignygyra latisinuata, Orbignygyra salisburgensis, Orbignygyra tenella

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chumbitaro, MP 13, coral reef, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Mal Paso Formation of Mexico

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orbignygyra incognita in the database

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