Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Alternative combination: Cyathophora fontserei
Synonyms: Adelocoenia pygmaea Volz 1903, Cryptocoenia pygmaea Volz 1903, Cyathophora pygmaea Volz 1903, Orbignycoenia pygmaea Volz 1903, Polytremacis kiliani Prever 1909
Belongs to Cryptocoenia according to H. Löser et al. 2013
See also Löser 1994, Löser 2010, Morycowa 1964 and Morycowa 1971
Sister taxa: Cryptocoenia aguilerai, Cryptocoenia almerai, Cryptocoenia antiqua, Cryptocoenia biedai, Cryptocoenia brevis, Cryptocoenia cartieri, Cryptocoenia castellum, Cryptocoenia corbariensis, Cryptocoenia desori, Cryptocoenia dubia, Cryptocoenia intricata, Cryptocoenia jacobi, Cryptocoenia matskevici, Cryptocoenia miyakoensis, Cryptocoenia neocomiensis, Cryptocoenia nivernensis, Cryptocoenia octonaria, Cryptocoenia octosepta, Cryptocoenia pistillum, Cryptocoenia regularis, Cryptocoenia stelliserrata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1 collection), France (1), Germany (1), Mexico (1), Poland (2), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (4), Slovenia (2), Spain (2)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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