Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Belongs to Colpophyllia according to K. G. Johnson 1998
See also Kiessling 2009
Sister taxa: Colpophyllia applanata, 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
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), the Netherlands Antilles (2), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2)
• Miocene of Panama (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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