Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Full reference: G. Y. Sikharulidze. 1979. Albskiye korally cela Tskhanari (Zapadnaya Grusiya) [Albian corals from Tskhanari (Western Georgia)]. Trudy Akademiya Nauk Gruzinskoy SSR, Geologicheskiy Institut imeni A. I. Dzhanelidze 63:1-49
Belongs to Acanthogyra according to G. Y. Sikharulidze 1979
Sister taxa: Acanthogyra aptiana, Acanthogyra columnaris, Acanthogyra micra, Acanthogyra multiformis, Acanthogyra tosaensis, Columnogyra multiformis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tskhanari, Caucasus, upper biostrome, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Georgia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tskhanari, Caucasus, upper biostrome
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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