Puschastraea kamiennae Roniewicz 1966 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1966. Les Madreporaires du Jurassic superieur de la bordure des Monts de Sainte-Croix, Pologne [Upper Jurassic Scleractinia from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland]. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 11(2):157-264

Belongs to Puschastraea according to E. Roniewicz 1966

Sister taxa: Puchastraea maudensis, Puschastraea kokhensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltow II, N Holy Cross Mountains, Coral Limestone, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Poland

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Baltow II, N Holy Cross Mountains, Coral Limestone

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