Phytogyra D'Orbigny 1849 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Full reference: A. D'Orbigny. 1849. Note sur les polypiers fossiles. 3-12

Parent taxon: Aplosmiliidae according to B. Lathuilière 2024

See also Baron-Szabo 2006 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aplosmilia, Astreoidogyra, Bodeurina, Columellogyra, Columnogyra, Cymosmilia, Ogilvinella, Placogyra, Pruvostastraea, Psammogyra, Rhipidosmilia, Starostinia, Tiaradendron

Subtaxa: Phytogyra costata Phytogyra densasepta Phytogyra fromenteli Phytogyra magnifica

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Type: Phytogyra magnifica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Montenegro (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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