†Plesiastrea moravica Trauth 1911 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Alternative combinations: Orbicella moravica, Plesiastraeopsis moravica
Synonym: Stylina vaughani Reyeros-Navarro 1963
Belongs to Plesiastrea according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Eliasova 1989 and Reyeros-Navarro 1963
Sister taxa: Plesiastrea californica, Plesiastrea costata, Plesiastrea fungiformis, Plesiastrea grayi, Plesiastrea incerta, Plesiastrea microcalyx, Plesiastrea sulcatilamellosa, Plesiastrea versipora
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Czechia (1 collection), Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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