Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae

Alternative combination: Montlivaltia gracilis

Synonyms: Montlivaltia granulosa Münster 1841, Montlivaltia rugosa Münster 1841

Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152

Belongs to Omphalophyllia according to G. C. Laube 1865

See also Münster 1841

Sister taxa: Omphalophyllia boletiformis, Omphalophyllia cyclolitiformis, Omphalophyllia deformis, Omphalophyllia pygmaea

Type specimens:

• Omphalophyllia gracilis: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
• Montlivaltia granulosa: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
• Montlivaltia rugosa: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (Munster coll)

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