Siderastreites lyalintsensis Roniewicz 2008 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 2008. Kimmeridgian-Valanginian reef corals from the Moesian Platform from Bulgaria. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 78:91-134

Belongs to Siderastreites according to E. Roniewicz 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lyubasha Mountain, Lyalintsi, 420 m, which is in a Valanginian perireef or subreef limestone in the Slivnitsa Formation of Bulgaria

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lyubasha Mountain, Lyalintsi, 420 m

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