†Dictyaraea gaasensis Chevalier 1956 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1956. Les polypiers anthozoaires du Stampien de Gaas (Landes) [Stampian corals from Gaas (Landes)]. Bulletin de la Societe d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 90:375-410
Belongs to Dictyaraea according to J. P. Chevalier 1956
Sister taxa: Dictyaraea anomala, Dictyaraea garauxi, Dictyaraea micrantha, Dictyaraea poritoides
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gaas, which is in a Rupelian shallow subtidal marl/limestone in France
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gaas
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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