Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combinations: Heliastrea anomala, Leptastrea anomala
Belongs to Tarbellastraea according to T. Pfister 1980
See also Azzaroli 1958
Sister taxa: Tarbellastraea abditaxis, Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis, Tarbellastraea bragai, Tarbellastraea carryensis, Tarbellastraea chevalieri, Tarbellastraea conoidea, Tarbellastraea distans, Tarbellastraea edwardsi, Tarbellastraea eggenburgensis, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, Tarbellastraea hamedanii, Tarbellastraea hommorensis, Tarbellastraea mimbastensis, Tarbellastraea ovalis, Tarbellastraea profundata, Tarbellastraea raulini, Tarbellastraea reussiana, Tarbellastraea russoi, Tarbellastraea salentinensis, Tarbellastraea tenera, Tarbellastraea ukrainica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Italy (6), Somalia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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