Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Full reference: L. A. Faustino. 1931. Two new madreporarian corals from California. Philippine Journal of Science 44:285-289
Belongs to Dendrophyllia according to L. A. Faustino 1931
Sister taxa: Dendrophyllia amica, Dendrophyllia araguensis, Dendrophyllia boschmai, Dendrophyllia californiana, Dendrophyllia candelabrum, Dendrophyllia cladocoracea, Dendrophyllia cornigera, Dendrophyllia cowlitzensis, Dendrophyllia dendrophylloides, Dendrophyllia digitalis, Dendrophyllia dudleyi, Dendrophyllia epithecata, Dendrophyllia globulina, Dendrophyllia guidottii, Dendrophyllia hannibali, Dendrophyllia koiwaii, Dendrophyllia lisbonensis, Dendrophyllia longaeva, Dendrophyllia multigemmata, Dendrophyllia nodosa, Dendrophyllia oahensis, Dendrophyllia oroseiensis, Dendrophyllia pahiensis, Dendrophyllia paroniana, Dendrophyllia peruviana, Dendrophyllia striata, Dendrophyllia subcornigera, Dendrophyllia taurinensis, Dendrophyllia tejonensis, Dendrophyllia trifurcata
Type specimen: Its type locality is San Pedro, offshore, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in California
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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