Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Full reference: R. C. Baron-Szabo and C.M. González-León. 1999. Lower Cretaceous corals and stratigraphy of the Bisbee Group (Cerro de Oro and Lampazos areas), Sonora, Mexico. Cretaceous Research 20:465-497
Belongs to Pleurostylina according to R. C. Baron-Szabo and C.M. González-León 1999
Sister taxa: Pleurostylina corallina, Pleurostylina hiraigaensis, Pleurostylina pompeckji, Pleurostylina turkmenensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cerro de Oro II, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Mural Limestone Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Cerro de Oro II
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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