Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora dianthus
Synonym: Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Belongs to Desmophyllum according to Zibrowius 1980
See also Kiessling 2008
Sister taxa: Desmophyllum cantamessi, Desmophyllum castellolense, Desmophyllum conulatum, Desmophyllum coulsoni, Desmophyllum decuplum, Desmophyllum excavatum, Desmophyllum exclavatum, Desmophyllum joannense, Desmophyllum laevicostatum, Desmophyllum lirioides, Desmophyllum semicostatum, Desmophyllum striatum, Desmophyllum taurinense, Desmophyllum willcoxi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (12 collections), Italy (1), North Atlantic (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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