Brachymeandra silex Eliasova 1994 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Alternative combination: Brachyseris silex

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1994. Latomeandrides (Scleractiniaires) du Cretace superieur de Boheme (Republique tcheque) [Latomeandridae (Scleractinia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Bohemia (Czech Republic)]. Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey 69(2):1-17

Belongs to Brachymeandra according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Eliasova 1994

Sister taxa: Brachymeandra facilis, Brachymeandra leptophylla

Type specimen: Its type locality is Korycany, Czechia, which is in a Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in the Korycany Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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