Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to E. Roniewicz 1976
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anisastraea, Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Confusastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltiinae, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Thecomeandra, Thecosmilia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Rhabdophyllia bartalini Rhabdophyllia budense Rhabdophyllia flexuosa Rhabdophyllia indica Rhabdophyllia meneghini Rhabdophyllia nariensis Rhabdophyllia oshimaensis Rhabdophyllia phaceloida Rhabdophyllia recondita Rhabdophyllia retiformans
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Indonesia (1 collection), Iran (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Indonesia (1)
• Oligocene of Iran (1)
• Eocene of Hungary (4), Italy (1), Pakistan (1)
• Cretaceous of Japan (1)
• Jurassic of France (22), Morocco (1), Romania (2), Slovenia (1), the United Kingdom (8)
• Triassic of Italy (3)
Total: 49 collections each including a single occurrence
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