Amphiastrea aethiopica Dietrich 1926 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Belongs to Amphiastrea according to Dietrich 1926

Sister taxa: Amphiastrea basaltiformis, Amphiastrea cylindrica, Amphiastrea fallax, Amphiastrea gibberosa, Amphiastrea gracilis, Amphiastrea kamoensis, Amphiastrea monosepta, Amphiastrea paronai, Amphiastrea piriformis, Amphiastrea yabei, Connectastrea grandiflora

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Mexico (4), Ukraine (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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