Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Les Madreporaires du Pliocene d'orosei ( Nuoro, Sardaigne). Bulletin de la societe de France 7(3):266-270

Belongs to Dendrophyllia according to J. P. Chevalier 1961

Sister taxa: Dendrophyllia amica, Dendrophyllia araguensis, Dendrophyllia boschmai, Dendrophyllia californiana, Dendrophyllia candelabrum, Dendrophyllia cladocoracea, Dendrophyllia cornigera, Dendrophyllia cornucopia, Dendrophyllia cowlitzensis, Dendrophyllia dendrophylloides, Dendrophyllia epithecata, Dendrophyllia globulina, Dendrophyllia guidottii, Dendrophyllia hannibali, Dendrophyllia koiwaii, Dendrophyllia lisbonensis, Dendrophyllia longaeva, Dendrophyllia multigemmata, Dendrophyllia nodosa, Dendrophyllia oahensis, Dendrophyllia oldroydi, Dendrophyllia pahiensis, Dendrophyllia paroniana, Dendrophyllia striata, Dendrophyllia subcornigera, Dendrophyllia taurinensis, Dendrophyllia tejonensis, Dendrophyllia trifurcata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Orosei, Sardegna, which is in a Pliocene marine marl in Italy

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder