Bathypsammia Marenzeller 1907 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Parent taxon: Dendrophylliidae according to C. R. Newton et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Aplopsammia, Areopsammia, Astroides, Balanophyllia, Blastozopsammia, Cahuzacopsammia, Cairnsipsammia, Calostylopsis, Dendrophyllia, Dichopsammia, Duncanopsammia, Eguchipsammia, Enallopsammia, Endopachys, Endopsammia, Heteropsammia, Lamellophyllia, Leptopsammia, Lobopsammia, Makridinophyllia, Notophyllia, Paleoastroides, Reussopsammia, Rhabdopsammia, Rhizopsammia, Stereopsammia, Stichopsammia, Thecopsammia, Tubastraea, Turbinaria, Wadeopsammia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Oligocene of France (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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