Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Full reference: L. Beauvais and P. Bernier. 1981. Nouvelles especes de madreporaires dans le Kimmeridgien Superieur du Jura (France) [New Upper Kimmeridgian scleractinian corals from the French Jura]. Geobios 14(2):173-189
Belongs to Cryptocoenia according to L. Beauvais and P. Bernier 1981
Sister taxa: Cryptocoenia aguilerai, Cryptocoenia almerai, Cryptocoenia antiqua, Cryptocoenia biedai, Cryptocoenia brevis, Cryptocoenia cartieri, Cryptocoenia castellum, Cryptocoenia corbariensis, Cryptocoenia desori, Cryptocoenia dubia, Cryptocoenia fontserei, Cryptocoenia intricata, Cryptocoenia jacobi, Cryptocoenia matskevici, Cryptocoenia miyakoensis, Cryptocoenia neocomiensis, Cryptocoenia nivernensis, Cryptocoenia octonaria, Cryptocoenia octosepta, Cryptocoenia pistillum, Cryptocoenia regularis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Valfin-les-Saint-Claude, Jura, Franche-Compte, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Calcaires de Valfin Formation of France
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Valfin-les-Saint-Claude, Jura, Franche-Compte
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