Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Tarbellastraea according to Stemann and Budd 1996
Sister taxa: Tarbellastraea abditaxis, Tarbellastraea anomala, Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis, Tarbellastraea carryensis, Tarbellastraea chevalieri, Tarbellastraea conoidea, Tarbellastraea distans, Tarbellastraea edwardsi, Tarbellastraea eggenburgensis, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, Tarbellastraea hamedanii, Tarbellastraea hommorensis, Tarbellastraea mimbastensis, Tarbellastraea ovalis, Tarbellastraea profundata, Tarbellastraea raulini, Tarbellastraea reussiana, Tarbellastraea russoi, Tarbellastraea salentinensis, Tarbellastraea tenera, Tarbellastraea ukrainica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Purchena, Spain, which is in a Tortonian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in Spain
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), Spain (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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