Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Parent taxon: Mussidae according to R. A. López-Pérez 2005
See also Roniewicz and Stolarski 1991 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antilla, Aquitanophyllia, Circophyllia, Cyclomussa, Cycloria, Faviinae, Homophyllia, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Leptomussa, Lithodendrum, Lithophyllia, Matejkia, Micromussa, Mussinae, Palaeomussa
Subtaxa: Syzygophyllia brevis Syzygophyllia elongata Syzygophyllia grandis Syzygophyllia hayesi Syzygophyllia tampae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of France (5), Italy (1), Poland (1), Romania (2), Turkey (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of France (2)
• Eocene of Mexico (1), Nicaragua (1)
Total: 19 collections including 26 occurrences
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