†Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis Chevalier 1961 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae
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 Palaeoplesiastraea according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Palaeoplesiastraea batteriae, Palaeoplesiastraea corrugata, Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis, Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (2), Spain (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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