Homophyllia Bruegemann 1877 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Parent taxon: Mussidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antilla, Aquitanophyllia, Circophyllia, Cyclomussa, Cycloria, Faviinae, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Leptomussa, Lithodendrum, Lithophyllia, Matejkia, Micromussa, Mussinae, Palaeomussa, Syzygophyllia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quarry 23, Dent Peninsula, Sabah (Pliocene of Malaysia)

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