Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Turbinolia geoffroyi
Synonyms: Antillia orientalis Gerth 1921, Manicina amarantum Dana 1846, Trachyphyllia amarantum Dana 1846
Belongs to Trachyphyllia according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
See also Gerth 1923, Kiessling 2008 and Kiessling et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Trachyphyllia bilobata, Trachyphyllia crassa, Trachyphyllia granti, Trachyphyllia sawkinsi, Antillia heueri, Antillia cristata, Antillia turbinata, Antillia clarki, Antillia dominicensis, Antillia batequensis, Antillia poculiformis, Antillia hadleyi, Antillia persica, Antillia dentata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection), Japan (3)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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