Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Meandrina scalaria
Synonyms: Colpophyllia eocaenica Reuss 1864, Colpophyllia longicollis Reuss 1864, Hydnophora longicollis Reuss 1864, Hydnophyllia eocaenica Reuss 1864, Hydnophyllia longicollis Reuss 1864, Leptoria eocaenica Reuss 1864
Belongs to Hydnophyllia according to A. F. Budd and F. R. Bosellini 2016
See also Bosellini 1999 and Schuster 2002
Sister taxa: Hydnophyllia collinaria, Hydnophyllia costata, Hydnophyllia fimbriata, Hydnophyllia serpentinoides, Hydnophyllia stellata, Hydnophyllia sublabyrinthica
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Iran (1 collection), Italy (3)
• Eocene of Italy (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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