Rhipidastraea soukupi Eliasova 1991 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidastraeidae

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1991. Rhipidogyridés (Scléractiniaires) du Crétacé de Bohême (Cénomanien supérieur-Turonien inférieur, Tchécoslovaquie). Bulletin of the Geological Survey 66(3):163-172

Belongs to Rhipidastraea according to H. Eliasova 1991

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Planany, Czechia, which is in a Turonian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in the Bila hora Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Mexico (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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