Symphyllia confusa Reuss 1868 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae

Full reference: A. E. Reuss. 1868. Paläontologische Studien über die älteren Tertiärschichten der Alpen, 1: Die fossilen Anthozoen der Schichten von Castelgomberto [Paleontological studies about the older Tertiary beds in the Alps, 1: The fossil Anthozoa from the Castelcomberto Formation]. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 28:129-184

Belongs to Symphyllia according to A. E. Reuss 1868

Sister taxa: Symphyllia agaricia, Symphyllia densium, Symphyllia erythraea, Symphyllia molengraaffi, Symphyllia radians, Symphyllia recta, Symphyllia valenciennesii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto

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