Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Alternative combination: Stephanocoenia melkarthi
Synonyms: Actinastrea actinastrae Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981, Heliocoenia actinastrae Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981
Belongs to Stelidioseris according to H. Löser et al. 2021
See also Baron-Szabo and Steuber 1996 and Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981
Sister taxa: Stelidioseris bellensis, Stelidioseris decaphylla, Stelidioseris gibbosa, Stelidioseris hourqi, Stelidioseris japonica, Stelidioseris kunthi, Stelidioseris major, Stelidioseris minima, Stelidioseris pattoni, Stelidioseris retifera, Stelidioseris tendagurensis, Stelidioseris tourtiensis, Stelidioseris whitneyi
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1 collection), Germany (2), Greece (1), Serbia and Montenegro (3), Spain (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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