†Leptomussa falloti Chevalier 1961 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
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 Leptomussa according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Leptomussa panteniana, Leptomussa variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Cyprus (2 collections), Spain (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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