Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Full reference: F. Schuster. 2002. Scleractinian corals from the Oligocene of the Qom Formation (Esfahan-Sirjan fore-arc basin, Iran). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:5-55
Belongs to Diploastrea according to F. Schuster 2002
Sister taxa: Diploastraea crassicostata, Diploastrea aequalicostata, Diploastrea aequalis, Diploastrea alternicosta, Diploastrea applanata, Diploastrea bacata, Diploastrea burdigalensis, Diploastrea coronata, 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 variabilis, Diploastrea vaughani
Type specimen: Its type locality is Abadeh, Porites-Faviidae assemblage, Iran, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Qom Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Abadeh, Porites-Faviidae assemblage, Iran
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