Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Parent taxon: Mussidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthastrea, Antilla, Aquitanophyllia, Australomussa, Blastomussa, Circophyllia, Cyclomussa, Cycloria, Cynarina, Homophyllia, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Isophyllia, Lithodendrum, Lithophyllia, Lobophyllia, Matejkia, Micromussa, Mussa, Mussinae, Mussismilia, Mycetophyllia, Palaeomussa, Scolymia, Symphyllia, Syzygophyllia
Subtaxa: Leptomussa falloti Leptomussa panteniana Leptomussa variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Miocene of Cyprus (1), Iran (3), Pakistan (1), Spain (1), Turkey (1)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), France (2), Greece (1), Iran (2), Italy (3), Libya (1), Spain (1)
• Eocene of Germany (1), Italy (1), Mexico (1), Spain (3)
Total: 25 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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