Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Alternative combination: Clausastraea tessellata

Full reference: A. D'Orbigny. 1849. Note sur les polypiers fossiles. 3-12

Belongs to Clausastraea according to E. de Fromentel 1861

See also Alloiteau 1960 and Milne-Edwards 1857

Sister taxa: Clausastraea costata, Clausastraea dubia, Clausastraea limitata, Clausastraea parva, Clausastrea alloiteaui, Clausastrea alnisensis, Clausastrea arnaudi, Clausastrea bellomontensis, Clausastrea bohemoslovaka, Clausastrea bolzei, Clausastrea calloviensis, Clausastrea costata, Clausastrea daschkessanica, Clausastrea dichotoma, Clausastrea dubia, Clausastrea edwardsi, Clausastrea eliasovae, Clausastrea julistephanovi, Clausastrea korthensis, Clausastrea lamellostriata, Clausastrea magna, Clausastrea neuvicensis, Clausastrea plana, Clausastrea pseudoconfluens, Clausastrea querolensis, Clausastrea radisensis, Clausastrea saltensis, Clausastrea superficialis, Clausastrea tesselata, Clausastrea topalensis

Type specimen: lectotype MNHN.F.R10849, a partial skeleton

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Balesme, France (Jurassic of France)

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