Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Alternative combination: Myriophyllia cuyleri
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1932. Corals of the Trinity Group of the Comanchean of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 6(3):225-256
Belongs to Eugyra according to J. W. Wells 1932
See also Allison 1955
Sister taxa: Eugyra (Felixigyra), Eugyra affinis, Eugyra arasensis, Eugyra besavotrensis, Eugyra borrachensis, Eugyra casanovai, Eugyra clavisepta, Eugyra cotteaui, Eugyra crassisepta, Eugyra digitata, Eugyra interrupta, Eugyra lanckoronensis, Eugyra magnus, Eugyra neocomiensis, Eugyra ngariensis, Eugyra pusilla, Eugyra rara, Eugyra rariseptata, Eugyra sugiyamai, Eugyra turnsekae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pleasant Valley Crossing, Blanco River, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (1: Texas), Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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