†Astraeofungia soaravikelyensis Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
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 Astraeofungia according to J. Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxa: Astraeofungia cenomana, Astraeofungia decipiens, Astraeofungia diversisepta, Astraeofungia mombassana, Astraeofungia tirnovoriana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Soaravikely, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in Madagascar
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Soaravikely
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