Microphyllia serpentina Etallon and Thurmann 1864 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Full reference: A. Etallon and J. Thurmann. 1864. Lethaea bruntrutana ou études paléontologiques et stratigraphiques sur les terrains jurassiques supérieurs du Jura bernois et en particulier des environs de Porrentruy (suite et fin). Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften 20:356-580

Belongs to Microphyllia according to A. Etallon and J. Thurmann 1864

Sister taxa: Microphyllia acuta, Microphyllia astroides, Microphyllia brevivallis, Microphyllia contorta, Microphyllia convergens, Microphyllia curtata, Microphyllia cylindrica, Microphyllia davidsoni, Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia dumosa, Microphyllia elevata, Microphyllia fasciata, Microphyllia gagnebini, Microphyllia gemina, Microphyllia gracilis, Microphyllia helvetica, Microphyllia jaspensis, Microphyllia kenyensis, Microphyllia labyrinthiformis, Microphyllia lineata, Microphyllia macropora, Microphyllia madagascariensis, Microphyllia maeandrinoides, Microphyllia munita, Microphyllia mvitensis, Microphyllia pulchella, Microphyllia punctata, Microphyllia resanica, Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia sulcata, Microphyllia thurmanni, Microphyllia undans

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Microphyllia serpentina in the database

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