Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
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 Astrangia according to F. Schuster 2002
Sister taxa: Astrangia (Coenangia), Astrangia boreas, Astrangia calhounensis, Astrangia clarki, Astrangia coalingensis, Astrangia cretacea, Astrangia danae, Astrangia expansa, Astrangia floridana, Astrangia grandis, Astrangia harrisi, Astrangia insignifica, Astrangia leonensis, Astrangia lineatus, Astrangia ludoviciana, Astrangia manthelanensis, Astrangia talquinensis, Astrangia vasconiensis, Astrangia wilcoxensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Abadeh, Leptoseris-Stylophora assemblage, Iran, which is in a Chattian shallow subtidal limestone in the Qom Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Abadeh, Leptoseris-Stylophora assemblage, Iran
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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