†Leptoria cristata Dainelli 1925 (stony coral)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Leptoria according to Dainelli 1925
Sister taxa: Leptoria angigyra, Leptoria bithecata, Leptoria cantharelloides, Leptoria hayae, Leptoria italica, Leptoria laxa, Leptoria netchensis, Leptoria patellaris, Leptoria pauca, Leptoria paucisepta, Leptoria pennata, Leptoria phrygia, Leptoria reticulata, Leptoria selenkae, Leptoria spenceri, Leptoria traba
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Russiz, Gorizia (Eocene of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.