Trochophyllia tourtiensis Boelsche 1871 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Alternative combination: Montlivaultia tourtiensis

Belongs to Trochophyllia according to H. Löser et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Trochophyllia melania, Trochophyllia ogilvieae, Trochophyllia rara

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Nea Nikopoli, section C, Bed C1 (Cretaceous of Greece)

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