Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Full reference: A. Altuna, G. Álvarez-Pérez, P. Busquets and V. Etayo. 2007. Five new species of Bartonian (Eocene) corals: Jaca Basin, Pyrenees, Spain. Fossil Corals and Sponges: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera, Graz 2003 17:435-453
Belongs to Stylocoenia according to A. Altuna et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Stylocoenia aurelii, Stylocoenia carryensis, Stylocoenia duerdeni, Stylocoenia epithecata, Stylocoenia maxima, Stylocoenia microphthalma, Stylocoenia montium, Stylocoenia neutra, Stylocoenia polytropostyla, Stylocoenia pumpellyi, Stylocoenia ranikoti, Stylocoenia reussi, Stylocoenia saxulensis, Stylocoenia taurinensis, Stylocoenia vicaryi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yebra de Basa, Bartonian Corals, Pamplona fm, Pyrenees, which is in a Bartonian reef, buildup or bioherm marl in the Pamplona Formation of Spain
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Yebra de Basa, Bartonian Corals, Pamplona fm, Pyrenees
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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