Psammogyra hykeli Eliasova 1973 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Alternative combination: Placogyra hykeli

Belongs to Psammogyra according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Roniewicz 2008

Sister taxa: Psammogyra caudata, Psammogyra choffati, Psammogyra petitclerci, Psammogyra priva, Psammogyra valfinensis, Psammogyra voltzi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (2 collections), Spain (1)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1)

• Jurassic of Poland (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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