Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Alternative combination: Heliastreopsis pelouaensis
Belongs to Heliastrea according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Heliastraea defrancei, Heliastraea hilarionensis, Heliastrea (Athecastraea), Heliastrea autignacensis, Heliastrea boueana, Heliastrea carnegiei, Heliastrea deformis, Heliastrea defrancei, Heliastrea delicata, Heliastrea farquharsoni, Heliastrea grandis, Heliastrea irregularis, Heliastrea laticosta, Heliastrea lusitaniae, Heliastrea mellahica, Heliastrea nerthensis, Heliastrea oligophylla, Heliastrea parva, Heliastrea saubriguensis, Heliastrea saucatsensis, Heliastrea solenastroides, Heliastrea taurinensis, Heliastrea virga
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Le Peloua reef, Saucats Valley, Gironde (Miocene of France)
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