†Thamnasteriamorpha frechi Volz 1896 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae
Alternative combination: Thamnastraea frechi
Belongs to Thamnasteriamorpha according to Melnikova 1971
Sister taxa: Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi, Thamnasteriamorpha megaxis, Thamnasteriamorpha okudai, Thamnasteriamorpha rakoveci, Thamnasteriamorpha rara, Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Italy (3), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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