Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Alternative combination: Astrea profundata
Belongs to Tarbellastraea according to A. F. Budd et al. 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 raulini, Tarbellastraea reussiana, Tarbellastraea russoi, Tarbellastraea salentinensis, Tarbellastraea tenera, Tarbellastraea ukrainica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Chainon de La Nerthe, Bouches-du-Rhone (Miocene of France)
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