Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Tarbellastraea according to Bosellini 1996
Sister taxa: Tarbellastraea abditaxis, Tarbellastraea anomala, Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis, Tarbellastraea bragai, Tarbellastraea carryensis, Tarbellastraea chevalieri, Tarbellastraea conoidea, Tarbellastraea distans, Tarbellastraea edwardsi, Tarbellastraea eggenburgensis, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, Tarbellastraea hamedanii, Tarbellastraea hommorensis, Tarbellastraea mimbastensis, Tarbellastraea ovalis, Tarbellastraea profundata, Tarbellastraea raulini, Tarbellastraea reussiana, Tarbellastraea russoi, Tarbellastraea tenera, Tarbellastraea ukrainica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vitigliano, Castro, back reef, Italy, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm grainstone/packstone in the Castro Limestone Formation of Italy
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Vitigliano, Castro, back reef, Italy
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