Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Antillia bilobata
Belongs to Trachyphyllia according to A. F. Budd and D. F. McNeill 1998
See also Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: Trachyphyllia crassa, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Trachyphyllia granti, Trachyphyllia sawkinsi, Antillia dominicensis, Antillia hadleyi, Antillia clarki, Antillia poculiformis, Antillia batequensis, Antillia turbinata, Antillia persica, Antillia heueri, Antillia dentata, Antillia cristata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of the Bahamas (1 collection), Jamaica (1)
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (2), the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2), Panama (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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