Dictyaraea gaasensis Chevalier 1956 (stony coral)

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

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