Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Romancheinidae
Alternative combination: Cellepora megalota
Synonyms: Escharoides carboneli David et al. 1972, Escharoides fulgurans Manzoni 1869, Lepralia fulgurans Manzoni 1869
Belongs to Escharoides according to B. Berning 2006
See also Pouyet 2000
Sister taxa: Escharoides angela, Escharoides coccinea, Escharoides crassa, Escharoides cuneiformis, Escharoides duplicata, Escharoides erecta, Escharoides excavata, Escharoides multispinosa, Escharoides osburni, Escharoides suggestus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Spain (3 collections)
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1), Spain (4)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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