Hydnophyllia stellata Catullo 1856

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Alternative combinations: Colpophyllia stellata, Meandrina stellata

Synonyms: Favites tenera Reuss 1868, Latimaeandra discrepans Reuss 1868, Latimaeandra tenera Reuss 1868

Belongs to Hydnophyllia according to A. F. Budd and F. R. Bosellini 2016

See also Chevalier 1956, Pfister 1980 and Reuss 1868

Sister taxa: Hydnophyllia collinaria, Hydnophyllia costata, Hydnophyllia fimbriata, Hydnophyllia scalaria, Hydnophyllia serpentinoides, Hydnophyllia sublabyrinthica

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Italy (5)

• Eocene of Germany (1), Italy (1), Spain (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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