Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion. 1992. Paleontology of the Eocene Bateque Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 434:1-55
Belongs to Colpophyllia according to R. A. López-Pérez 2005
See also Squires and Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Colpophyllia amaranthus, Colpophyllia applanata, Colpophyllia duncani, Colpophyllia elegans, Colpophyllia inaequalis, Colpophyllia iranica, Colpophyllia malayica, Colpophyllia meandrinoides, Colpophyllia mexicanum, Colpophyllia multisepta, Colpophyllia natans, Colpophyllia reagani, Colpophyllia slavutytschensis, Colpophyllia willoughbiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is CSUN Loc1220a [Bateque Fm], which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/reef rocks in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at CSUN Loc. 1220a [Bateque Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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