Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Alternative combination: Heliastrea inaequalis
Synonym: Heliastrea immersa Reuss 1868
Belongs to Montastrea according to Barta-Calmus 1973
See also Bosellini 1988 and Reuss 1868
Sister taxa: Montastraea cavernosa, Montastraea cylindrica, Montastraea endothecata, Montastraea faveolata, Montastraea franksi, Montastrea alpina, Montastrea antilliana, Montastrea bachmayeri, Montastrea brevis, Montastrea bumi, Montastrea cavernosa, Montastrea colemani, Montastrea costata, Montastrea cribraria, Montastrea cubana, Montastrea cylindrica, Montastrea davisina, Montastrea endothecata, Montastrea eocenica, Montastrea exsculpta, Montastrea felixi, Montastrea gabbi, Montastrea imperatoris, Montastrea intermedia, Montastrea irradians, Montastrea katzeri, Montastrea lauensis, Montastrea laurae, Montastrea lepidoides, Montastrea lilli, Montastrea lyonsi, Montastrea nodosa, Montastrea orbitoides, Montastrea pecosensis, Montastrea pediculata, Montastrea peninsularis, Montastrea pomeli, Montastrea prima, Montastrea roemeriana, Montastrea rotunda, Montastrea rudis, Montastrea schuberti, Montastrea schweinfurthi, Montastrea tabulata, Montastrea tampaensis, Montastrea tchihatcheffi, Montastrea texana, Montastrea trinitatis, Phyllocoenia sculpta
Type specimens:
- Montastrea inaequalis: Its type locality is Monte Carlotta, which is in a Rupelian perireef or subreef limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy
- Heliastrea immersa: Its type locality is Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Italy (17 collections), Turkey (2)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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