Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia cornigera
Belongs to Dendrophyllia according to Zibrowius 1980
Sister taxa: Dendrophyllia amica, Dendrophyllia araguensis, Dendrophyllia boschmai, Dendrophyllia californiana, Dendrophyllia candelabrum, Dendrophyllia cladocoracea, 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
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (3 collections), Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (1)
• Miocene of France (3), Italy (1)
• Oligocene of France (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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