Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Lithodendron multicaule
Belongs to Cladocora according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Sister taxa: Cladocora arbuscula, Cladocora barkii, Cladocora bosquensis, Cladocora brevis, Cladocora caespitosa, Cladocora gaasensis, Cladocora gamachotensis, Cladocora gracilis, Cladocora haimei, Cladocora jamaicaensis, Cladocora johnsoni, Cladocora liburnensis, Cladocora michelottii, Cladocora prevostiana, Cladocora prolifera, Cladocora reussi, Cladocora rosicensis, Cladocora tenuis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (11 collections), Portugal (1)
• Eocene of Germany (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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