Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combination: Thamnasteria moeschi
Belongs to Fungiastraea according to E. Morycowa 1968
Sister taxa: Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis), Fungiastraea arachnoides, Fungiastraea columellaris, Fungiastraea conferta, Fungiastraea cotteaui, Fungiastraea crespoi, Fungiastraea cristata, Fungiastraea excavata, Fungiastraea excelsa, Fungiastraea gillieroni, Fungiastraea laganum, Fungiastraea muelleri, Fungiastraea oculata, Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides, Fungiastraea subtilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (2 collections), Georgia (1), Spain (1)
• Jurassic of Poland (1), Portugal (2), Spain (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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