Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Parasmiliidae
Alternative combination: Calamophyllia aylmeri
Synonyms: Sagittastraea piveteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Tubicora somaliensis Latham 1929
Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1900. On the geology and fossil corals and echinids of Somaliland. The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 56:26-45
Belongs to Tubicora according to Carbone 1993
See also Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Carbone et al. 1993, Gregory 1900 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Tubicora aylmeri: 1. Its type locality is Auradu, Auradu Limestone, which is in a Paleocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Auradu Limestone Formation of Somalia.
- Sagittastraea piveteaui: Its type locality is Aurignac, Midi-Pyrénées, which is in a Danian marine horizon in France.
- Tubicora somaliensis: Its type locality is Geba Geba, northern Somalia, which is in an Eocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Somalia.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of Somalia (4 collections)
• Paleocene of France (1), Somalia (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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