Montlivaltia obliqua Münster 1841 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Alternative combination: Montlivaultia obliqua

Synonym: Anthophyllum venustum 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 Montlivaltia according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Laube 1865 and Münster 1841

Sister taxa: Montlivaltia (Plesiomontlivaltia), Montlivaltia alata, Montlivaltia alcobacensis, Montlivaltia angusticostata, Montlivaltia arcuata, Montlivaltia atlantica, Montlivaltia bangoinensis, Montlivaltia bifida, Montlivaltia brevis, Montlivaltia bulgarica, Montlivaltia bullata, Montlivaltia caespitosa, Montlivaltia capitata, Montlivaltia cartieri, Montlivaltia caryophyllata, Montlivaltia cavali, Montlivaltia champlittensis, Montlivaltia chariensis, Montlivaltia cherahilensis, Montlivaltia choffati, Montlivaltia compressa, Montlivaltia compressoides, Montlivaltia cornutiformis, Montlivaltia cosmanni, Montlivaltia cottreaui, Montlivaltia crassisepta, Montlivaltia crenata, Montlivaltia culullus, Montlivaltia cupuliformis, Montlivaltia cyclolitoides, Montlivaltia decipiens, Montlivaltia deqenensis, Montlivaltia dianthus, Montlivaltia dilatata, Montlivaltia ducreti, Montlivaltia ellipsocylindrica, Montlivaltia frustriformis, Montlivaltia gigas, Montlivaltia gregoryi, Montlivaltia greppini, Montlivaltia gyensis, Montlivaltia hourcqi, Montlivaltia icaunensis, Montlivaltia incubans, Montlivaltia induta, Montlivaltia jaunensis, Montlivaltia kachensis, Montlivaltia kairouanensis, Montlivaltia kaufmanni, Montlivaltia kobyi, Montlivaltia langi, Montlivaltia laufonensis, Montlivaltia lesueuri, Montlivaltia mallens, Montlivaltia marmolatae, Montlivaltia matheyi, Montlivaltia mayaoensis, Montlivaltia meriani, Montlivaltia mitodaensis, Montlivaltia moeschi, Montlivaltia multiformis, Montlivaltia nattheimensis, Montlivaltia obconica, Montlivaltia orientalis, Montlivaltia parasitica, Montlivaltia pedunculata, Montlivaltia polymorpha, Montlivaltia ponderosa, Montlivaltia radiciformis, Montlivaltia rosula, Montlivaltia rugulosa, Montlivaltia sarthacensis, Montlivaltia schaeferi, Montlivaltia septafindens, Montlivaltia shiquanheensis, Montlivaltia smithi, Montlivaltia soaravikelyensis, Montlivaltia stueri, Montlivaltia subdispar, Montlivaltia subinflata, Montlivaltia subturbinata, Montlivaltia superficialis, Montlivaltia symmetrica, Montlivaltia tenuilamellata, Montlivaltia tenuilamellosa, Montlivaltia thurmanni, Montlivaltia todanaensis, Montlivaltia triasina, Montlivaltia trochoides, Montlivaltia truncata, Montlivaltia tubicina, Montlivaltia turgida, Montlivaltia uricornis, Montlivaltia variabilis, Montlivaltia vasiformis, Montlivaltia vesiculosa, Montlivaltia waterhousei, Montlivaltia xainzaensis, Montlivaltia zangbeiensis

Type specimens:

  • Montlivaltia obliqua: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
  • Anthophyllum venustum: 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:

• Triassic of Italy (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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