†Preverastraea diplothecata Hackemesser 1936 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aulastraeoporidae
Alternative combination: Phyllocoenia diplothecata
Belongs to Preverastraea according to E. Morycowa and A. Marcopoulou-Diacantoni 2002
Sister taxa: Preverastraea chelussi, Preverastraea coatlicuae, Preverastraea comalensis, Preverastraea felixi, Preverastraea infundibuliformis, Preverastraea isseli, Preverastraea marinosi, Preverastraea multistella, Preverastraea paronai, Preverastraea robusta, Preverastraea roveretoi, Preverastraea tocae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Agrostylia, Parnassos (Cretaceous of Greece)
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