Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1941. Cretaceous and Eocene corals from northwestern Peru. Bulletins of American Paleontology 98(26):1-26

Parent taxon: Mussidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Acanthastrea, Acanthophyllia, Aquitanophyllia, Australomussa, Blastomussa, Circophyllia, Cynarina, Homophyllia, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Isophyllastrea, Isophyllia, Leptomussa, Lithophyllia, Lobophyllia, Matejkia, Micromussa, Mussa, Mussismilia, Mycetophyllia, Palaeomussa, Scolymia, Symphyllia, Syzygophyllia, Trachyphyllia

Subtaxa: Cyclomussa carryensis, Cyclomussa concinna

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Type: Cyclomussa concinna

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder