†Thamnasterites astraeoides Roniewicz 2011 (stony coral)
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Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 2011. Early Norian (Triassic) corals from the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria, and the intra-Norian faunal turnover. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(2):401-428
Belongs to Thamnasterites according to E. Roniewicz 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Feisterscharte, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/floatstone in the Dachstein Formation of Austria
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Feisterscharte
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