Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1932. Corals of the Trinity Group of the Comanchean of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 6(3):225-256
Belongs to Isastrea according to Wells 1932
Sister taxa: Isastraea arachnoidea, Isastraea azzarolae, Isastraea bastiani, Isastraea bernardana, Isastraea blandina, Isastraea burgundiae, Isastraea cabanetana, Isastraea conferta, Isastraea corallina, Isastraea dissimilis, Isastraea dubia, Isastraea excavata, Isastraea excavata, Isastraea explanulata, Isastraea favosiformis, Isastraea grandis, Isastraea henocquii, Isastraea koechlini, Isastraea lamartine, Isastraea martini, Isastraea moneta, Isastraea mosensis, Isastraea multistriata, Isastraea munsteri, Isastraea noe, Isastraea oblonga, Isastraea perforata, Isastraea portlandica, Isastraea propinqua, Isastraea striata, Isastraea turbinata, Isastrea alimena, Isastrea angulosa, Isastrea angustata, Isastrea bernardi, Isastrea bernardiana, Isastrea bernensis, Isastrea browni, Isastrea cesarensis, Isastrea collignoni, Isastrea condeana, Isastrea crassa, Isastrea crassisepta, Isastrea decorata, Isastrea deligata, Isastrea elegans, Isastrea excentrica, Isastrea explanata, Isastrea explanulata, Isastrea fallax, Isastrea fasciata, Isastrea foliacea, Isastrea fromenteli, Isastrea goldfussi, Isastrea grandiflora, Isastrea greppini, Isastrea gresslyi, Isastrea helianthoides, Isastrea hemisphaerica, Isastrea hourcqi, Isastrea incerta, Isastrea jurensis, Isastrea kosodeensis, Isastrea limitata, Isastrea lonsdalii, Isastrea marcoui, Isastrea matumotoi, Isastrea nantuacumensis, Isastrea neocomiensis, Isastrea octogona, Isastrea orbignyi, Isastrea parva, Isastrea parvistella, Isastrea propinqua, Isastrea qingyanensis, Isastrea rariseptata, Isastrea richardsoni, Isastrea robusta, Isastrea salinensis, Isastrea sinemuriensis, Isastrea splendida, Isastrea sugiyamai, Isastrea superficialis, Isastrea taruensis, Isastrea tenuisepta, Isastrea tenuistriata, Isastrea yuraensis, Prionastrea goldfussiana, Parisastraea collignoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Spring Branch-Cranes Mill region, Comal County, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Mexico (4), United States (3: Texas), Venezuela (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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