†Asterosmilia aliquantula Squires 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: D. F. Squires. 1958. The Cretaceous and Tertiary corals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 29:1-107
Belongs to Asterosmilia according to D. F. Squires 1958
Sister taxa: Asterosmilia abnormalis, Asterosmilia alloiteaui, Asterosmilia compressa, Asterosmilia duncani, Asterosmilia exarata, Asterosmilia hilli, Asterosmilia irregularis, Asterosmilia profunda
Type specimen: Its type locality is S146 Hampden Beach, which is in a Bortonian marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asterosmilia aliquantula in the database
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