Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Full reference: J. Leloux. 2003. Columactinastraea anthonii sp. nov. (Scleractinia, Astrocoeniina), a new coral species from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of The Netherlands. Scripta Geologica 126:185-201
Belongs to Columactinastraea according to Leloux 2003
Sister taxa: Columactinastraea fallax, Columactinastraea favulus, Columactinastraea formosa, Columactinastraea formosissima, Columactinastraea pygmaea, Columactinastraea rennensis, Columactinastraea torallolensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Maastricht area, Meerssen Member, IVf-4, which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone in the Maastricht Formation of the Netherlands
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Maastricht area, Meerssen Member, IVf-4
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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