Somalica maior Eliasova 1991 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Alternative combination: Saxuligyra maior

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1991. Rhipidogyridés (Scléractiniaires) du Crétacé de Bohême (Cénomanien supérieur-Turonien inférieur, Tchécoslovaquie). Bulletin of the Geological Survey 66(3):163-172

Belongs to Somalica according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Eliasova 1991

Sister taxon: Somalica minor

Type specimen: Its type locality is Vitesov (Polypiers), Czechia, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone in the Bila hora Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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