Synastrea garumnica Vidal 1921 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Alternative combination: Thamnastraea garumnica

Full reference: L. M. Vidal. 1921. Contribution a la paleontologia del Cretacico de Cataluna [Contribution to the Cretaceous paleontology of Cataluna]. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona 17:89-107

Belongs to Synastrea according to J. Bataller 1937

See also Vidal 1921

Sister taxa: Synastrea agaricites, Synastrea bellula, Synastrea delemontana, Synastrea dubia, Synastrea foliacea, Synastrea geometrica, Synastrea microsolenoides, Synastrea parallela, Synastrea procera, Synastrea subagaricites, Synastrea subconica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Isona, Barranco de la Posa, which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in Spain

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Jamaica (2 collections), Spain (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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