Dimorpharaea williamsonensis Wells 1944 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Alternative combination: Microsolena williamsonensis

Belongs to Dimorpharaea according to H. Löser et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Dimorpharaea aequiseptalis, Dimorpharaea burulchiensis, Dimorpharaea catalaunica, Dimorpharaea convexa, Dimorpharaea deickei, Dimorpharaea desori, Dimorpharaea expansa, Dimorpharaea globularis, Dimorpharaea japonica, Dimorpharaea koechlini, Dimorpharaea lehmani, Dimorpharaea lentiformis, Dimorpharaea lineata, Dimorpharaea manchacaensis, Dimorpharaea munsteri, Dimorpharaea ornata, Dimorpharaea stellans, Dimorpharaea tosaensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (1), Spain (1)

• Jurassic of Switzerland (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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