Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Alternative combinations: Goniastrea variabilis, Thegioastraea variabilis
Belongs to Diploastrea according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Diploastraea crassicostata, Diploastrea aequalicostata, Diploastrea aequalis, Diploastrea alternicosta, Diploastrea applanata, Diploastrea bacata, Diploastrea burdigalensis, Diploastrea coronata, Diploastrea costata, Diploastrea crassicostata, Diploastrea crassolamellata, Diploastrea diversiformis, Diploastrea heliopora, Diploastrea hilli, Diploastrea incerta, Diploastrea italica, Diploastrea magnifica, Diploastrea miocenica, Diploastrea multisepta, Diploastrea reussii, Diploastrea roasendai, Diploastrea rosacea, Diploastrea speciosa, Diploastrea superficialis, Diploastrea taurinensis, Diploastrea vaughani
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections), Italy (1), Libya (1)
• Oligocene of Libya (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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