Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Full reference: Y. I. Kuzmicheva. 1987. Korally iz nizhnebarremskikh organogennykh postroek Malogo Balkhana i Tuarkyra [Corals from Lower Barremian organogenous buildups from the Malyy Balkhan and Tuarkyr]. Geologicheskoe stroenie Turkmenistana 217-262
Belongs to Pleurostylina according to Y. I. Kuzmicheva 1987
Sister taxa: Pleurostylina corallina, Pleurostylina hiraigaensis, Pleurostylina major, Pleurostylina pompeckji
Type specimen: Its type locality is Malyy Balkhan Mountains, unit 3, which is in a Barremian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Turkmenistan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Malyy Balkhan Mountains, unit 3
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