Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Alternative combination: Astrocoenia hexamera
Belongs to Actinastrea according to Löser 2001
Sister taxa: Actinastraea minima, Actinastraea pseudominima, Actinastraea pyrenaica, Actinastrea aequibernensis, Actinastrea asteriscus, Actinastrea bastidensis, Actinastrea benaixensis, Actinastrea besairiei, Actinastrea cavernata, Actinastrea crassoramosa, Actinastrea cribellum, Actinastrea elongata, Actinastrea engolismensis, Actinastrea exigua, Actinastrea fromenteli, Actinastrea furcata, Actinastrea geminata, Actinastrea gibbosa, Actinastrea goldfussi, Actinastrea guadalupae, Actinastrea hexacnema, Actinastrea hexaphylla, Actinastrea hourcqi, Actinastrea inrasa, Actinastrea lacvivieri, Actinastrea limbata, Actinastrea matheyi, Actinastrea minutissima, Actinastrea octolamellosa, Actinastrea parasitica, Actinastrea paucipaliformis, Actinastrea pedunculata, Actinastrea pentagonalis, Actinastrea piveteaui, Actinastrea plana, Actinastrea pseudominima, Actinastrea ramosa, Actinastrea regularis, Actinastrea sakalavensis, Actinastrea subdecaphylla, Actinastrea subornata, Actinastrea trochiformis, Actinastrea urgonensis, Enallocoenia callomoni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Belvédère du Serre-de-Tourre, SW St-Remèze, Ardeche (Cretaceous of France)
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