Monticulastraea roseola Eliasova 1989 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1989. Les Madréporaires du Crétacé supérieur de la Montagne de Beskydy (Tchécoslovaquie) [Upper Cretaceous Scleractinia of the Beskid Mountains (Czechoslovakia)]. Zapadne Karpaty, Seria Paleontologia 13:81-107

Belongs to Monticulastraea according to H. Eliasova 1989

Sister taxa: Monticulastraea insignis, Monticulastraea maeandrina, Monticulastraea solidior

Type specimen: Its type locality is Klokocov, Pribor area, patch reefs, Zdanice-Subsilesian Unit, which is in a Cenomanian/Santonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/conglomerate in Czechia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Klokocov, Pribor area, patch reefs, Zdanice-Subsilesian Unit

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