Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Full reference: L. Beauvais and P. Negus. 1975. The Fairford coral beds. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 86:183-204
Belongs to Microphyllia according to L. Beauvais and P. Negus 1975
Sister taxa: Microphyllia acuta, Microphyllia astroides, Microphyllia brevivallis, Microphyllia contorta, Microphyllia convergens, Microphyllia curtata, Microphyllia cylindrica, Microphyllia davidsoni, Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia dumosa, Microphyllia elevata, Microphyllia fasciata, Microphyllia gagnebini, Microphyllia gemina, Microphyllia gracilis, Microphyllia helvetica, Microphyllia jaspensis, Microphyllia kenyensis, Microphyllia labyrinthiformis, Microphyllia lineata, Microphyllia macropora, Microphyllia madagascariensis, Microphyllia maeandrinoides, Microphyllia munita, Microphyllia mvitensis, Microphyllia pulchella, Microphyllia resanica, Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia serpentina, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia sulcata, Microphyllia thurmanni, Microphyllia undans
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fairford Coral Bed, Gloucestershire, UK, which is in a Bathonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the White Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fairford Coral Bed, Gloucestershire, UK
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