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†Dendrophyllia californiana Nomland 1917 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1917. New fossil corals from the Pacific coast. University of California Publications in Geology 10(13):185-190

Belongs to Dendrophyllia according to B. L. Clark 1918

See also Nomland 1917

Sister taxa: Dendrophyllia amica, Dendrophyllia araguensis, Dendrophyllia boschmai, Dendrophyllia candelabrum, Dendrophyllia cladocoracea, Dendrophyllia cornigera, Dendrophyllia cowlitzensis, Dendrophyllia dendrophylloides, Dendrophyllia dichotoma, Dendrophyllia digitalis, Dendrophyllia dudleyi, Dendrophyllia epithecata, Dendrophyllia globulina, Dendrophyllia guidottii, Dendrophyllia hannibali, Dendrophyllia koiwaii, Dendrophyllia lisbonensis, Dendrophyllia longaeva, Dendrophyllia multigemmata, Dendrophyllia nodosa, Dendrophyllia oahensis, Dendrophyllia oldroydi, Dendrophyllia oroseiensis, Dendrophyllia pahiensis, Dendrophyllia paroniana, Dendrophyllia peruviana, Dendrophyllia plicata, Dendrophyllia striata, Dendrophyllia subcornigera, Dendrophyllia taurinensis, Dendrophyllia tejonensis, Dendrophyllia trifurcata

Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc1131, Walnut Creek, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in California.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 1131, Walnut Creek

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