Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Synonym: Dordonophyllia Alloiteau 1957
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
See also Baron-Szabo 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Anisastraea, Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Confusastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltiinae, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Thecosmilia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Elasmophyllia andreaei Elasmophyllia deformis Elasmophyllia gigantea Elasmophyllia milchi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Croatia (1), Greece (1), Pakistan (1)
• Triassic of China (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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