Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1976. Eocene corals from Eua, Tonga. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 640(G):1-13
Belongs to Desmophyllum according to J. W. Wells 1976
Sister taxa: Desmophyllum cantamessi, Desmophyllum castellolense, Desmophyllum conulatum, Desmophyllum decuplum, Desmophyllum dianthus, Desmophyllum excavatum, Desmophyllum exclavatum, Desmophyllum joannense, Desmophyllum laevicostatum, Desmophyllum lirioides, Desmophyllum semicostatum, Desmophyllum striatum, Desmophyllum taurinense, Desmophyllum willcoxi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vaingana, Eua Island, which is in an Eocene basin reef limestone in Tonga
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Vaingana, Eua Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.