†Craterastraea crateriformis Gregory 1900 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Coscinaraeidae
Alternative combination: Thamnasteria crateriformis
Belongs to Craterastraea according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2005
See also Beauvais 1978 and Pandey et al. 2000
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Iran (1 collection)
• Jurassic of India (2), Iran (3), Jordan (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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