Acanthastrea crenulata Meneghini 1868 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae

Alternative combination: Prionastraea crenulata

Belongs to Acanthastrea according to J. P. Chevalier 1961

Sister taxa: Acanthastrea dausi, Acanthastrea echinata, Acanthastrea hemprichii, Acanthastrea hillae, Acanthastrea horrida, Acanthastrea lordhowensis, Acanthastrea polygonalis, Acanthastrea termofurae

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Torino Hill, Piedmont (Miocene of Italy)

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