Ovalastrea regularis d'Orbigny 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combination: Ellipsocoenia regularis

Belongs to Ovalastrea according to E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse 2009

See also Morycowa 1964

Sister taxa: Ovalastraea cesaredensis, Ovalastraea heckeri, Ovalastrea bihinensis, Ovalastrea caryophylloides, Ovalastrea collignoni, Ovalastrea crassa, Ovalastrea cretacea, Ovalastrea dubia, Ovalastrea fredericksburgensis, Ovalastrea lobata, Ovalastrea michelini, Ovalastrea pecosensis, Ovalastrea plicata, Ovalastrea polygonalis, Ovalastrea proeminens, Ovalastrea pseudolorioli, Ovalastrea recki, Ovalastrea tenuistriata, Ovalastrea urgonica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Greece (1), Poland (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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