†Comophyllia elegans D'Orbigny 1849 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Full reference: A. D'Orbigny. 1849. Note sur les polypiers fossiles. 3-12
Belongs to Comophyllia according to A. d'Orbigny 1850
See also D'Orbigny 1849
Sister taxa: Comophyllia corrugata, Comophyllia dichotoma, Comophyllia meandrinoides, Comophyllia meriani, Comophyllia ostrosi, Comophyllia polymorpha, Comophyllia turbiformis, Comophyllia variabilis
Type specimen: lectotype MNHN.F.A09634, a skeleton
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Comophyllia elegans in the database
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