Comophyllia is an extinct genus of prehistoric stony corals in the family Latomeandridae. Species are known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous. C. elegans, the type species, is from the Jurassic of France.

Comophyllia
Temporal range: 190.8–109.0 Ma
A fossil of the Comophyllia elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Latomeandridae
Genus: Comophyllia
d'Orbigny, 1849[1]
Species
  • Comophyllia corrugata (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849)
  • Comophyllia dichotoma Krkovic 1965
  • Comophyllia elegans d'Orbigny, 1849 (type)
  • Comophyllia meandrinoides (Koby 1905)
  • Comophyllia ostrosi Krkovic 1965
  • Comophyllia polymorpha (Koby 1905)
  • Comophyllia turbiformis Beauvais 1964
  • Comophyllia variabilis (Koby 1886)

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References

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  1. ^ Note sur les polypiers fossiles. A d'Orbigny, 1849
  • d'Orbigny (A.), 1850 - Prodrome de Paléontologie stratigraphique universelle des animaux mollusques et rayonnés, vol. 2, p. 1-427
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