Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Alternative combinations: Latimaeandra steini, Meandraraea steini
Synonyms: Latimaeandra sauteri Felix 1891, Meandraraea mabutii Eguchi 1951, Meandraraea sauteri Felix 1891, Meandrophyllia sauteri Felix 1891
Belongs to Meandrophyllia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Eguchi 1951, Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009 and Löser 2006
Sister taxa: Meandrophyllia amedei, Meandrophyllia cariacoensis, Meandrophyllia corrugata, Meandrophyllia greppini, Meandrophyllia heberti, Meandrophyllia lotharinga, Meandrophyllia macroseriata, Meandrophyllia meandriformis, Meandrophyllia meandroides, Meandrophyllia montezumae, Meandrophyllia oceani, Meandrophyllia plummeri, Meandrophyllia textilis, Meandrophyllia tomesi, Meandrophyllia tuberosa, Meandrophyllia uxacalcensis, Meandrophyllia velamentosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Japan (1), Mexico (3)
• Jurassic of Tanzania (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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