Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Alternative combination: Hydnophyllia applanata
Full reference: H. Gerth. 1923. Die Anthozoenfauna des JungtertiÃĪrs von Borneo [Anthozoa from the Upper Tertiary of Borneo]. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden, serie 1 10:37-136
Belongs to Colpophyllia according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Gerth 1923
Sister taxa: Colpophyllia amaranthus, Colpophyllia duncani, Colpophyllia elegans, Colpophyllia inaequalis, Colpophyllia iranica, Colpophyllia malayica, Colpophyllia meandrinoides, Colpophyllia mexicanum, Colpophyllia multisepta, Colpophyllia natans, Colpophyllia nicholasi, Colpophyllia reagani, Colpophyllia slavutytschensis, Colpophyllia willoughbiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gunung Batuta, Gelingseh and basal Menkrawit Beds, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Indonesia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Malaysia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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