Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
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: Amphiastraeidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphiastrea, Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleuroaulastrea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Subtaxa: Keriophyllia ebiraseensis Keriophyllia fischeri Keriophyllia hourcqi Keriophyllia oolitica Keriophyllia roniewiczae
Type: Keriophyllia hourcqi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
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 including 9 occurrences
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