Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia lacrymalis
Synonyms: Acanthophyllia deshayesiana Michelin 1850, Caryophyllia deshayesiana Michelin 1850, Protolobophyllia deshayesiana Michelin 1850, Sclerophyllia margariticola Klunzinger 1879, Symphyllia margariticola Klunzinger 1879
Belongs to Cynarina according to Wells 1964
See also Kiessling 2008, Montanaro Gallitelli 1973, Veron 2000 and Yabe and Eguchi 1941
Sister taxon: Cynarina ampla
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Eritrea (1 collection), Japan (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of the Philippines (1)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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