Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Full reference: E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse. 1998. Les scléractiniaires du Barrémien-Aptien inférieur de Provence (SE de la France) [The Barremian-Early Aptian Scleractinia from Provence (SE France)]. Géobios 31(6):725-766
Parent taxon: Rhipidogyridae according to E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse 1998
Sister taxa: Aplosmiliinae, Barysmilia, Orbignygyra, Paraacanthogyra, Placohelia, Pseudoironella, Psilogyra, Rhipidogyrinae, Rhipidomeandra, Somalica
Subtaxa: Saltocyathus cumburindioensis Saltocyathus urgonensis
Type: Saltocyathus urgonensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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