Columactinastraea torallolensis Reig Oriol 1989 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Alternative combinations: Columactinastrea torallolensis, Placocolumastrea torallolensis

Belongs to Columactinastraea according to D. K. Pandey et al. 2007

See also Baron-Szabo 2006

Sister taxa: Columactinastraea anthonii, Columactinastraea fallax, Columactinastraea favulus, Columactinastraea formosa, Columactinastraea formosissima, Columactinastraea pygmaea, Columactinastraea rennensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Iran (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (1), Spain (1), the United Arab Emirates (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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