Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Belongs to Heliastrea according to Chevalier 1954
Sister taxa: Heliastraea defrancei, Heliastraea hilarionensis, Heliastrea (Athecastraea), Heliastrea autignacensis, Heliastrea boueana, Heliastrea carnegiei, Heliastrea deformis, Heliastrea defrancei, Heliastrea delicata, Heliastrea farquharsoni, Heliastrea grandis, Heliastrea irregularis, Heliastrea laticosta, Heliastrea lusitaniae, Heliastrea mellahica, Heliastrea nerthensis, Heliastrea oligophylla, Heliastrea parva, Heliastrea pelouaensis, Heliastrea saubriguensis, Heliastrea solenastroides, Heliastrea taurinensis, Heliastrea virga
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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