Stephanocoenia pentagonalis Goldfuss 1829 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Alternative combinations: Actinastrea pentagonalis, Astraea pentagonalis

Belongs to Stephanocoenia according to E. Becker 1875

See also Pandey and Fürsich 2003

Sister taxa: Stephanocoenia antiquus, Stephanocoenia bernardiana, Stephanocoenia dendroidea, Stephanocoenia duncani, Stephanocoenia florida, Stephanocoenia greppini, Stephanocoenia intermedia, Stephanocoenia intersepta, Stephanocoenia peruviana, Stephanocoenia plana, Stephanocoenia rollieri, Stephanocoenia spongiformis, Stephanocoenia storrsi, Stephanocoenia tenuis, Stephanocoenia tricoronata, Stephanocoenia tuberosa

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Chile (3 collections), Czechia (2), Germany (7), Iran (4), Lebanon (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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