Keriophyllia Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Parent taxon: Stylinidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2021

See also Baron-Szabo 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocoenia, Adelocoenia, Aplophyllia, Australoseris, Bilaterocoenia, Convexastrea, Cyathophorinae, Eugyriopsis, Euheliinae, Goniocora, Proaplophyllia, Procyathophora, Pseudocoeniinae, Pseudocoeniopsis, Schizosmiliopsis, Sinaimeandra, Stylina, Stylininae, Stylohelia, Stylosmilia

Subtaxa: Keriophyllia ebiraseensis Keriophyllia fischeri Keriophyllia hourcqi Keriophyllia oolitica Keriophyllia roniewiczae

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Type: Keriophyllia hourcqi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), Spain (1)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Japan (1)

• Jurassic of Madagascar (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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