Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Full reference: G. Álvarez-Pérez. 1997. New Eocene coral species from Igualada (Barcelona, NE of Spain). Boletin de la Real Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural, Seccion Geologica 91:297-304
Belongs to Stylocoenia according to G. Álvarez-Pérez 1997
Sister taxa: Stylocoenia carryensis, Stylocoenia duerdeni, Stylocoenia epithecata, Stylocoenia maxima, Stylocoenia microphthalma, Stylocoenia montium, Stylocoenia neutra, Stylocoenia polytropostyla, Stylocoenia pumpellyi, Stylocoenia ranikoti, Stylocoenia reussi, Stylocoenia sanctaorosiae, Stylocoenia saxulensis, Stylocoenia taurinensis, Stylocoenia vicaryi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Igualada, Ebro Basin, La Tossa Formation, Catalonia, which is in a Bartonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the La Tossa Formation of Spain
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Igualada, Ebro Basin, La Tossa Formation, Catalonia
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