†Preverastraea paronai Prever 1909 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aulastraeoporidae
Alternative combination: Aulastraeopora paronai
Belongs to Preverastraea according to R. C. Baron-Szabo and C.M. González-León 1999
Sister taxa: Preverastraea chelussi, Preverastraea coatlicuae, Preverastraea comalensis, Preverastraea diplothecata, Preverastraea felixi, Preverastraea infundibuliformis, Preverastraea isseli, Preverastraea marinosi, Preverastraea multistella, Preverastraea robusta, Preverastraea roveretoi, Preverastraea tocae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Cerro de Oro I, Mexico (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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