Millepora verrucosa Reuss 1868 (fire coral)

Hydrozoa - Milleporina

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 Millepora according to A. E. Reuss 1868

Sister taxa: Millepora alcicornis, Millepora depauperata, Millepora dichotoma, Millepora irregularis, Millepora mammillaris, Millepora platyphylla, Millepora subpirenaica

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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Monte delle Carrioli

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