Ellipsocoenia carpathica Morycowa 1964 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Full reference: E. Morycowa. 1964. Hexacoralla des Couches de Grodziszcze (Neocomien, Carpathes) [Hexacorals from the Grodziszcze Beds (Neocomian, Carpathians)]. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 9(1):3-114

Belongs to Ellipsocoenia according to E. Morycowa 1964

Sister taxa: Ellipsocoenia barottei, Ellipsocoenia conferta, Ellipsocoenia grandis, Ellipsocoenia haimei, Ellipsocoenia lobata, Ellipsocoenia lorioli

Type specimen: Its type locality is Trzemesna, Grodziszcze Beds, Carpathians, which is in a Barremian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/conglomerate in the Grodziszcze Formation of Poland

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Poland (1 collection), Turkmenistan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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