Stephanophyllia michelini Lonsdale 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Full reference: W. Lonsdale. 1850. Descriptions of the fossils of the Chalk Formation. Notes on the corals. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex 237-324

Belongs to Stephanophyllia according to W. Lonsdale 1850

Sister taxa: Stephanophyllia californica, Stephanophyllia cribraria, Stephanophyllia elegans, Stephanophyllia fungulus, Stephanophyllia hexaflora, Stephanophyllia imperialis, Stephanophyllia implexa, Stephanophyllia indica, Stephanophyllia lanquinei, Stephanophyllia nysti, Stephanophyllia plattenwaldensis, Stephanophyllia vacavillensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stephanophyllia michelini in the database

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