Parastraeomorpha similis Roniewicz 1989 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1989. Triassic Corals of the Zlambach Beds, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch- naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Denkschriften 126:1-152

Belongs to Parastraeomorpha according to G. D. Stanley 1994

See also Roniewicz 1989

Sister taxon: Parastraeomorpha minuscula

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fischerwiese, Steinplatte, which is in a Rhaetian perireef or subreef marl/limestone in the Zlambach Formation of Austria

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Canada (1: British Columbia), Peru (1), Tajikistan (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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