†Antiguastrea alveolaris Catullo 1856 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Astrea alveolaris
Belongs to Antiguastrea according to T. W. Vaughan 1919
See also Chaix and Cahuzac 2001
Sister taxa: Antiguastrea cellulosa, Antiguastrea elegans, Antiguastrea flandrini, Antiguastrea jacobi, Antiguastrea lucasiana, Antiguastrea prava
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), France (1)
• Oligocene of France (2), Italy (1), Malta (2), Türkiye (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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