Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Full reference: O. Kühn. 1933. Das Becken von Isfahan-Saidabad und seine altmiocäne Korallenfauna [The Isfahan-Saidabad Basin and its Miocene coral fauna]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 79:143-221
Parent taxon: Faviinae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Colpophyllia, Desmocladia, Diploria, Grumiphyllia, Indosmilia, Manicina, Mussismilia, Nefocoenia, Petrophylliella, Pseudodiploria, Variabilifavia
Subtaxa: Laterophyllia turriformis
Type: Laterophyllia turriformis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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