Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Parent taxon: Dendrophylliidae according to W. Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: Aplopsammia, Areopsammia, Astroides, Balanophyllia, Bathypsammia, Blastozopsammia, Cahuzacopsammia, Cairnsipsammia, Calostylopsis, Dendrophyllia, Dichopsammia, Duncanopsammia, Enallopsammia, Endopachys, Endopsammia, Heteropsammia, Lamellophyllia, Leptopsammia, Lobopsammia, Makridinophyllia, Notophyllia, Paleoastroides, Reussopsammia, Rhabdopsammia, Rhizopsammia, Stereopsammia, Stichopsammia, Thecopsammia, Tubastraea, Turbinaria, Wadeopsammia
Subtaxa: Eguchipsammia cornucopia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (3)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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