†Acanthastrea termofurae Chevalier 1961 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
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 Acanthastrea according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Acanthastrea crenulata, Acanthastrea dausi, Acanthastrea echinata, Acanthastrea hemprichii, Acanthastrea hillae, Acanthastrea horrida, Acanthastrea lordhowensis, Acanthastrea polygonalis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Torino Hill, Piedmont (Miocene of Italy)
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