Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Full reference: E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse. 1998. Les scléractiniaires du Barrémien-Aptien inférieur de Provence (SE de la France) [The Barremian-Early Aptian Scleractinia from Provence (SE France)]. Géobios 31(6):725-766
Belongs to Diploastraea according to E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse 1998
Sister taxa: Diploastrea aequalicostata, Diploastrea aequalis, Diploastrea alternicosta, Diploastrea applanata, Diploastrea bacata, Diploastrea burdigalensis, Diploastrea coronata, Diploastrea costata, Diploastrea crassicostata, Diploastrea crassolamellata, Diploastrea diversiformis, Diploastrea heliopora, Diploastrea hilli, Diploastrea incerta, Diploastrea italica, Diploastrea magnifica, Diploastrea miocenica, Diploastrea multisepta, Diploastrea reussii, Diploastrea roasendai, Diploastrea rosacea, Diploastrea speciosa, Diploastrea superficialis, Diploastrea taurinensis, Diploastrea variabilis, Diploastrea vaughani
Type specimen: Its type locality is Les Glacieres, Veaux, Massif du Ventoux, Provence, which is in an Aptian marine limestone in France
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Les Glacieres, Veaux, Massif du Ventoux, Provence
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