Amphiastrea fallax Eliasova 1975 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1975. Sous-ordre Amphiastraeina Alloiteau, 1952 (Hexacorallia) des calcaires de Stramberk (Tithonien, Tchécoslovaquie). Casopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii 20(1):1-23

Belongs to Amphiastrea according to H. Eliasova 1975

Sister taxa: Amphiastrea aethiopica, Amphiastrea basaltiformis, Amphiastrea cylindrica, Amphiastrea gibberosa, Amphiastrea gracilis, Amphiastrea kamoensis, Amphiastrea monosepta, Amphiastrea paronai, Amphiastrea piriformis, Amphiastrea yabei, Connectastrea grandiflora

Type specimen: Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at Stramberk reef, Czechia

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