Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Parent taxon: Dendrophylliidae according to S. D. Cairns 2001

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Calostylopsis sakalavensis

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Type: Calostylopsis sakalavensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at Ambarimaninga (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

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