Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: F. Schuster. 2002. Scleractinian corals from the Oligocene of the Qom Formation (Esfahan-Sirjan fore-arc basin, Iran). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:5-55
Belongs to Tarbellastraea according to Schuster 2002
Sister taxa: Tarbellastraea abditaxis, Tarbellastraea anomala, Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis, Tarbellastraea bragai, Tarbellastraea carryensis, Tarbellastraea chevalieri, Tarbellastraea conoidea, Tarbellastraea distans, Tarbellastraea edwardsi, Tarbellastraea eggenburgensis, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, 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 Abadeh, Porites-Faviidae assemblage, Iran, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Qom Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Greece (2 collections), Iran (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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