Trachyphyllia crassa Martin 1879 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Trachyphyllia according to K. Martin 1879

Sister taxa: Trachyphyllia bilobata, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Trachyphyllia granti, Trachyphyllia sawkinsi, Antillia dentata, Antillia turbinata, Antillia hadleyi, Antillia clarki, Antillia dominicensis, Antillia cristata, Antillia poculiformis, Antillia batequensis, Antillia heueri, Antillia persica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality K (Miocene of Indonesia)

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