Polyphylloseris microkothos Baron-Szabo 2008 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseriidae

Full reference: R. Baron-Szabo. 2008. Corals of the KT-boundary: Scleractinian corals of the suborders Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina. Zootaxa 1952:1-244

Belongs to Polyphylloseris according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008

Sister taxa: Polyphylloseris conophora, Polyphylloseris convexa, Polyphylloseris icaunensis, Polyphylloseris iwateensis, Polyphylloseris mammillata, Polyphylloseris polymorpha, Polyphylloseris punctata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jerusalem Mountain Inlier, Parish of Hanover [Titanosarcolites Lmst], which is in a Maastrichtian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Titanosarcolites Limestone Formation of Jamaica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Jamaica (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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