Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Full reference: G.M.A. El-Asa'ad. 1991. Oxfordian hermatypic corals from central Saudi Arabia. Géobios 24(3):267-287
Belongs to Coenastraea according to G.M.A. El-Asa'ad 1991
Sister taxa: Coenastraea abakkaynata, Coenastraea hyatti, Coenastraea madagascariensis, Coenastraea martis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Safarrat and Huraymilah (Hawtah), Saudi Arabia, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Hanifa Formation of Saudi Arabia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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