Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae
Alternative combination: Thamnarea mammelonata
Synonym: Brachyseris minusculus Eliasova 1994
Full reference: D. Turnsek and M. Mihajlovic. 1981. Lower Cretaceous cnidarians from eastern Serbia. Razprave, Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, IV Razred za Prirodoslovne Vede 23(1):1-54
Belongs to Dendraraea according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Baron-Szabo 2003 and Eliasova 1994
Sister taxa: Dendraraea anzoateguensis, Dendraraea dendroidea, Dendraraea excelsa, Dendraraea pauciradiata, Dendraraea racemosa, Dendrarea pulchella
Type specimens:
- Dendraraea mammelonata: Its type locality is Zljebine Creek near Donja Kamenica, which is in a Barremian/Aptian perireef or subreef limestone in Serbia
- Brachyseris minusculus: Its type locality is Korycany, Czechia, which is in a Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in the Korycany Formation of Czechia.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Czechia (2 collections), Mexico (2), Serbia (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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