Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Full reference: G.M.A. El-Asa'ad. 1991. Oxfordian hermatypic corals from central Saudi Arabia. Géobios 24(3):267-287
Belongs to Columnocoenia according to G.M.A. El-Asa'ad 1991
Sister taxa: Columnocoenia ablensis, Columnocoenia aokii, Columnocoenia aragonensis, Columnocoenia arnaudi, Columnocoenia bucovinensis, Columnocoenia falkenbergensis, Columnocoenia gemmans, Columnocoenia grandiflora, Columnocoenia katzi, Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi, Columnocoenia lamberti, Columnocoenia lifolensis, Columnocoenia miniflora, Columnocoenia minima, Columnocoenia nipponica, Columnocoenia sulcata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Safarrat and Huraymilah (Ulayyah), Saudi Arabia, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Hanifa Formation of Saudi Arabia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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