Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
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 Alveopora according to A. Altuna et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Alveopora allingi, Alveopora chiapanecae, Alveopora daedalea, Alveopora daxensis, Alveopora deningeri, Alveopora fenestrata, Alveopora japonica, Alveopora jessicae, Alveopora micropora, Alveopora oliveri, Alveopora polyacantha, Alveopora rudis, Alveopora somaliensis, Alveopora spongiosa, Alveopora tampae, Alveopora verrilliana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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