Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Alternative combination: Mycedium profundum
Full reference: A. E. Reuss. 1868. Paläontologische Studien über die älteren Tertiärschichten der Alpen, 1: Die fossilen Anthozoen der Schichten von Castelgomberto [Paleontological studies about the older Tertiary beds in the Alps, 1: The fossil Anthozoa from the Castelcomberto Formation]. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 28:129-184
Belongs to Pavona according to Cahuzac and Chaix 1996
Sister taxa: Pavona (Pavona), Pavona banoensis, Pavona bipartita, Pavona bronni, Pavona burdigalensis, Pavona cactus, Pavona clavus, Pavona danai, Pavona decussata, Pavona duerdeni, Pavona explanulata, Pavona frondifera, Pavona gigantea, Pavona javana, Pavona longicollis, Pavona machapooriensis, Pavona maldivensis, Pavona matheroni, Pavona microstoma, Pavona minuta, Pavona panamensis, Pavona pennyi, Pavona ruvida, Pavona trinitatis, Pavona variabilis, Pavona varians, Pavona venosa, Pavona yamanarii, Pavona (Pseudocolumnastrea) modeloensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Canal di Peruzzo, which is in a Rupelian perireef or subreef limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Italy (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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