Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Alternative combinations: Ahrdorffia excavata, Centrastrea excavata
Belongs to Mesomorpha according to D. Turnsek and M. Mihajlovic 1981
See also Morycowa 1964
Sister taxa: Mesomorpha andrusovi, Mesomorpha bussoni, Mesomorpha chaetetoides, Mesomorpha dubia, Mesomorpha duncani, Mesomorpha magna, Mesomorpha mammillata, Mesomorpha minima, Mesomorpha newpassensis, Mesomorpha pesudomammosa, Mesomorpha pseudomammosa, Mesomorpha punctata, Mesomorpha pyanovskae, Mesomorpha simionescui, Mesomorpha urgonensis, Mesomorpha vaughani, Ahrdorffia ornata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Poland (1), Serbia (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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