Rhipidogyra deshayesi Michelin 1843 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Alternative combination: Lobophyllia deshayesiaca

Belongs to Rhipidogyra according to L. Beauvais 1964

Sister taxa: Rhipidogyra alata, Rhipidogyra costata, Rhipidogyra elegans, Rhipidogyra flabellum, Rhipidogyra meandra, Rhipidogyra minima, Rhipidogyra percrassa, Rhipidogyra ruetimeyeri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Saint-Mihiel (Jurassic of France)

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