Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562
Belongs to Stylocoenia according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Stylocoenia aurelii, Stylocoenia duerdeni, Stylocoenia epithecata, Stylocoenia maxima, Stylocoenia microphthalma, Stylocoenia montium, Stylocoenia neutra, Stylocoenia polytropostyla, Stylocoenia pumpellyi, Stylocoenia ranikoti, Stylocoenia reussi, Stylocoenia sanctaorosiae, Stylocoenia saxulensis, Stylocoenia taurinensis, Stylocoenia vicaryi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chainon de La Nerthe, Bouches-du-Rhone, which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/marl in France
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Chainon de La Nerthe, Bouches-du-Rhone
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