Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Full reference: A. D'Orbigny. 1849. Note sur les polypiers fossiles. 3-12
Parent taxon: Latomeandridae according to E. Roniewicz 1976
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aggomorphastraea, Balkhanomeandra, Brachyseris, Collignonastraea, Digitosmilia, Dimorphastrea, Ellipsocoenia, Fungiaphyllia, Fungiastraea, Latiastrea, Latomeandra, Loboseris, Microphyllia, Microphylliopsis, Mixastraea, Ovalastrea, Periseris, Thalamocaeniopsis, Thamnoseris, Trigerastraea, Trochoplegmopsis, Valliculastraea, Vallimeandra
Subtaxa: Comophyllia corrugata Comophyllia dichotoma Comophyllia elegans Comophyllia meandrinoides Comophyllia meriani Comophyllia ostrosi Comophyllia polymorpha Comophyllia turbiformis Comophyllia variabilis
Type: Comophyllia elegans
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1 collection), Iran (1)
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1), France (4), Georgia (1), Germany (3), Iran (4), Montenegro (1), Portugal (8), Romania (2), Spain (2), Switzerland (2)
Total: 30 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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