Dimorphastraeopsis bohemica Eliasova 1989 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Alternative combination: Olgastraea bohemica

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1989. Genres nouveaux des Scléractiniaires du Crétacé de la Bohême (Tchécoslovaquie). Casopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii 34(2):113-121

Belongs to Dimorphastraeopsis according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002

See also Kiessling 2004

Sister taxon: Dimorphastraeopsis patellaris

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chvateruby, Czechia, which is in a Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in the Korycany Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (5 collections), Greece (1), Mexico (2)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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