Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Alternative combinations: Actinastraea schafhaeutli, Astrocoenia schafhaeutli, Cyathocoenia schafhaeutli, Prionastraea schafhaeutli, Stephanocoenia schafhaeutli
Full reference: G. G. Winckler. 1861. Der Oberkeuper, nach Studien in den bayrischen Alpen. Zeitschrift der Deutschen geologischen Gessellschaft 13:459-521
Belongs to Chondrocoenia according to H. M. E. Shepherd et al. 2012
See also Caruthers and Stanley 2008, Fantini Sestini and Motta 1984, Kiessling 2014, Roniewicz 1989, Stanley 2005, Stanley 1986 and Stanley 1994
Sister taxa: Chondrocoenia clavellata, Chondrocoenia idahoensis, Chondrocoenia ohmanni, Chondrocoenia paradoxa, Chondrocoenia reptans, Chondrocoenia waltheri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Spain (1 collection)
• Triassic of Australia (1), Austria (5), Canada (3: British Columbia), Germany (1), Iran (3), Italy (14), Peru (3), Slovakia (2), Tajikistan (6), United States (3: Idaho, Nevada)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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