Dimorphastrea composita Sowerby 1835 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combinations: Cyathophyllum compositum, Synastrea composita, Thamnastraea composita

Belongs to Dimorphastrea according to D. Turnsek 1997

Sister taxa: Dimorphastraea fallax, Dimorphastraea radshensis, Dimorphastraea renevieri, Dimorphastraea triadica, Dimorphastraea vasiformis, Dimorphastrea bellula, Dimorphastrea concentrica, Dimorphastrea conica, Dimorphastrea cosmanni, Dimorphastrea delaunayi, Dimorphastrea dubia, Dimorphastrea excavata, Dimorphastrea explanata, Dimorphastrea fungiformis, Dimorphastrea glomerata, Dimorphastrea grandiflora, Dimorphastrea heteromorpha, Dimorphastrea irradians, Dimorphastrea irregulare, Dimorphastrea lamellosa, Dimorphastrea mitodaensis, Dimorphastrea multisepta, Dimorphastrea parvistella, Dimorphastrea petalophyes, Dimorphastrea radiata, Dimorphastrea regularis, Dimorphastrea scutellum, Dimorphastrea solida, Dimorphastrea speciosa, Dimorphastrea stantoni, Dimorphastrea subturonensis, Dimorphastrea sulcosa, Dimorphastrea tendagurensis, Dimorphastrea tenuistriata, Dimorphastrea tenustriata, Dimorphastrea toucasi, Dimorphastrea udzlourensis, Dimorphastrea vaughani, Dimorphastrea waehneri

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Slovenia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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