Lonsdaleiastraea asseretoi Flügel 1964 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: H. Flügel. 1964. The geology of the upper Djadjerud and Lar Valleys (N-Iran) II. Paleontology: Permian corals from the Ruteh Limestone. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia 70(3):403-444

Belongs to Lonsdaleiastraea according to H. Flügel 1964

Sister taxa: Lonsdaleiastraea iranica, Lonsdaleiastraea kwangsiensis, Lonsdaleiastraea molengraaffi, Lonsdaleiastraea pulchra, Lonsdaleiastraea typica, Lonsdaleiastraea vinassai, Lonsdaleiastraea xainzaensis, Lonsdaleiastraea yamanbaensis

Type specimen: (62) IA-SH 4d. Its type locality is Kolah Kuh, (62) IA-SH 4, Elburz Mountains, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Ruteh Formation of Iran.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kolah Kuh, (62) IA-SH 4, Elburz Mountains

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