Coenastraea madagascariensis Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Belongs to Coenastraea according to J. Alloiteau 1958

Sister taxa: Coenastraea abakkaynata, Coenastraea arabica, Coenastraea hyatti, Coenastraea martis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ankazomiheva, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian perireef or subreef limestone in Madagascar

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ankazomiheva

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