Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
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: Merulinidae according to W. Kiessling 2021
See also Eliasova 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anisocoenia, Antiguastrea, Aquitanastraea, Astrea, Australogyra, Bikiniastrea, Boninastrea, Cladocora, Coelastrea, Cyphastrea, Dictuophyllia, Diplogyra, Dipsastraea, Echinopora, Edwardsastraea, Erythrastrea, Favites, Goniastrea, Hydnophora, Hydnophyllia, Leptoria, Liptodendron, Merulina, Monticulastraea, Mycedium, Orbicella, Oulophyllia, Paraclavarina, Paraleptoria, Paramontastraea, Parastrea, Pectinia, Phacellocoenia, Platygyra, Procladocora, Scapophyllia, Tarbellastraea, Trachyphyllia
Subtaxa: Plavecia inaequalis Plavecia submenilitica
Type: Plavecia submenilitica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Czech Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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