Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1974. Hexacorallia et octocorallia du Paleogene des Carpates externes [Paleogene corals of the Outer Carpathians]. Sbornik Geologickych Ved, Palaeontologie 16:105-156
Parent taxon: Mussidae according to H. Eliasova 1974
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antilla, Aquitanophyllia, Circophyllia, Cyclomussa, Cycloria, Faviinae, Homophyllia, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Leptomussa, Lithodendrum, Lithophyllia, Micromussa, Mussinae, Palaeomussa, Syzygophyllia
Subtaxa: Matejkia gigantea
Type: Matejkia gigantea
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Czech Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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