Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Full reference: H. Bentson. 1943. Eocene (Capay) corals from California. Journal of Paleontology 17(3):289-297

Belongs to Flabellum according to H. Bentson 1943

Sister taxa: Flabellum acutum, Flabellum alloiteaui, Flabellum anderssoni, Flabellum apertum, Flabellum appendiculatum, Flabellum asperum, Flabellum austriacum, Flabellum avicula, Flabellum basteroti, Flabellum californicum, Flabellum carenatum, Flabellum chevalieri, Flabellum chipolanum, Flabellum circulum, Flabellum conoideum, Flabellum cristatum, Flabellum cuneiforme, Flabellum curtum, Flabellum deludens, Flabellum distinctum, Flabellum elongatum, Flabellum extensum, Flabellum fastigatum, Flabellum foecundum, Flabellum fresnoense, Flabellum gippslandicum, Flabellum grangense, Flabellum hemmoorense, Flabellum hertleini, Flabellum insulindae, Flabellum intermedium, Flabellum irregulare, Flabellum johnsoni, Flabellum krejcii, Flabellum laevissimum, Flabellum lerchi, Flabellum lobatum, Flabellum medioplicatum, Flabellum microscriptum, Flabellum miriaensis, Flabellum mortoni, Flabellum multifore, Flabellum oregonense, Flabellum paripavoninum, Flabellum pavoninum, Flabellum peolae, Flabellum planus, Flabellum pompeckji, Flabellum poseidonis, Flabellum rariseptatum, Flabellum rhomboideum, Flabellum roissyanum, Flabellum rubrum, Flabellum senesi, Flabellum siciliense, Flabellum sinense, Flabellum stantoni, Flabellum striatum, Flabellum transversale, Flabellum tuberculatum, Flabellum vanuatu, Flabellum variabile, Flabellum vaticani, Flabellum wailesii, Flabellum zejszneri, Flabellum zuffardii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Capay Eocene Corals, CA, I, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in California

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder