Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Parent taxon: Agariciidae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Agaricia, Coeloseris, Cyathoseris, Helioseris, Heterogyra, Hydnophoroseris, Lamellofungia, Leptoseris, Maeandrella, Mioseris, Monticuliphyllia, Ogilviastraea, Pachyseris, Pavona, Plocoastraea, Trochoseris, Trochoseropsis, Valloria, Vaughanoseris
Subtaxa: Morphastrea barcenai Morphastrea escharoides Morphastrea haimei Morphastrea laminata Morphastrea ludovicina Morphastrea pseudominima
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Georgia (1), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Iran (2), Jamaica (1), Japan (2), Mexico (2), the Netherlands (3), Spain (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Jurassic of France (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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