Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae
Full reference: R. A. McLean. 1994. Frasnian rugose corals of western Canada, part 3B: The massive Phillipsastreidae - Pachyphyllum, Smithicyathus, Frechastraea. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 230:77-96
Belongs to Frechastraea according to R. A. McLean 1994
Sister taxa: Frechastraea borealis, Frechastraea coeni, Frechastraea delicatula, Frechastraea glabra, Frechastraea pentagona, Frechastraea phillipsastraeiformis, Frechastraea schafferi, Frechastraea scruttoni, Scruttonia sudetica, Scruttonia sotoi, Scruttonia kunthi, Scruttonia fedorowskii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hay River near Enterprise, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/packstone in the Hay River Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Hay River near Enterprise
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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