Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Alternative combination: Ogilvinella parelegans
Full reference: G. Y. Sikharulidze. 1979. Albskiye korally cela Tskhanari (Zapadnaya Grusiya) [Albian corals from Tskhanari (Western Georgia)]. Trudy Akademiya Nauk Gruzinskoy SSR, Geologicheskiy Institut imeni A. I. Dzhanelidze 63:1-49
Belongs to Placogyra according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Sikharulidze 1979
Sister taxa: Placogyra aldingeri, Placogyra brevimaeandra, Placogyra elegans, Placogyra felixi, Placogyra kuehni, Ogilvinella tosaensis, Ogilvinella morycowae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tskhanari, Caucasus, upper biostrome, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Georgia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Georgia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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