Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Alternative combination: Cyphastrea schafferi
Full reference: O. Kühn. 1926. Korallen des Miozäns von Cilicien [Miocene corals from Cilicia]. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Wien 76:65-80
Belongs to Solenastrea according to F. Schuster 2002
See also Kühn 1926
Sister taxa: Solenastraea turonensis, Solenastrea anomala, Solenastrea bournoni, Solenastrea densa, Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Solenastrea fairbanksi, Solenastrea hyades, Solenastrea pleiades, Solenastrea romettensis, Solenastrea semarangensis, Solenastrea tizeroutinensis, Solenastrea uananensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sarykawak, which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal marl/limestone in Turkey
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), Turkey (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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