Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Alternative combinations: Astrea velamentosa, Fungiastraea velamentosa, Thamnastraea velamentosa
Synonyms: Astrea gyrosa Goldfuss 1826, Meandrophyllia gyrosa Goldfuss 1826
Belongs to Meandrophyllia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
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 steini, Meandrophyllia textilis, Meandrophyllia tomesi, Meandrophyllia tuberosa, Meandrophyllia uxacalcensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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