Psammohelia pluricostata Dietrich 1926 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combinations: Placocoenia pluricostata, Stylohelia pluricostata

Belongs to Psammohelia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Löser 2008

Sister taxa: Psammohelia dendroidea, Psammohelia gibbosa, Psammohelia jaccardi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kiturika Mountains, Naiwanga, Ndalakasha (Cretaceous of Tanzania)

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