Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288
Belongs to Dimorpharaea according to J. W. Wells 1933
Sister taxa: Dimorpharaea aequiseptalis, Dimorpharaea burulchiensis, Dimorpharaea catalaunica, Dimorpharaea deickei, Dimorpharaea desori, Dimorpharaea expansa, Dimorpharaea globularis, Dimorpharaea japonica, Dimorpharaea koechlini, Dimorpharaea lehmani, Dimorpharaea lentiformis, Dimorpharaea lineata, Dimorpharaea stellans, Dimorpharaea tosaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Manchaca, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Georgia (1 collection), Greece (1), Switzerland (1), United States (4: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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