Microsolena ramosa Münster 1841 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Alternative combination: Agaricia ramosa

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 Microsolena according to G. C. Laube 1865

See also Münster 1841

Sister taxa: Microsolena agariciformis, Microsolena amorpha, Microsolena arishensis, Microsolena besairiei, Microsolena bruntrutana, Microsolena caesaris, Microsolena catenata, Microsolena cavernosa, Microsolena conica, Microsolena corticata, Microsolena delicatula, Microsolena edwardsi, Microsolena excavata, Microsolena exigua, Microsolena expansa, Microsolena fascicularis, Microsolena foliosa, Microsolena formosa, Microsolena fromenteli, Microsolena gibbosa, Microsolena gresslyi, Microsolena guttata, Microsolena haimei, Microsolena hassimguitaensis, Microsolena hemispherica, Microsolena interjecta, Microsolena irregularis, Microsolena japonica, Microsolena julii, Microsolena kobyi, Microsolena kugleri, Microsolena loginovae, Microsolena major, Microsolena mosensis, Microsolena multisepta, Microsolena parva, Microsolena pavonia, Microsolena piriformis, Microsolena plana, Microsolena porosa, Microsolena pulvinata, Microsolena regularis, Microsolena sadeki, Microsolena sinuata, Microsolena stellata, Microsolena studeri, Microsolena subexcavata, Microsolena subturbinata, Microsolena tenuiradiata, Microsolena texana, Microsolena thurmanni, Microsolena tuberosa, Microsolena verdati, Microsolena yabei, Microsolena zangbeiensis

Type specimen: 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 photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

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

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