Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combinations: Astrea cristata, Synastrea cristata, Thamnasteria cristata
Belongs to Fungiastraea according to S. Rosendahl 1985
See also Geyer 1955
Sister taxa: Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis), Fungiastraea arachnoides, Fungiastraea columellaris, Fungiastraea conferta, Fungiastraea cotteaui, Fungiastraea crespoi, Fungiastraea excavata, Fungiastraea excelsa, Fungiastraea gillieroni, Fungiastraea laganum, Fungiastraea moeschi, Fungiastraea muelleri, Fungiastraea oculata, Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides, Fungiastraea subtilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (1), Portugal (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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