†Cryptangia reptans Chevalier 1961 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562
Belongs to Cryptangia according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxon: Cryptangia alloiteaui
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of France (3 collections)
• Miocene of France (6)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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