Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Alternative combination: Lithodendron zollerianum
Belongs to Complexastrea according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2003
Sister taxa: Complexastraea sobkoviensis, Complexastrea burgundiae, Complexastrea carpathica, Complexastrea conybearei, Complexastrea coronata, Complexastrea cotteaui, Complexastrea dabroviensis, Complexastrea dobroljubovae, Complexastrea hemisphaerica, Complexastrea kachensis, Complexastrea kobyi, Complexastrea magna, Complexastrea major, Complexastrea multisepta, Complexastrea ngariensis, Complexastrea seriata, Complexastrea thevenini
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Switzerland (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (14), Iran (2)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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