Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1917. New fossil corals from the Pacific coast. University of California Publications in Geology 10(13):185-190
Belongs to Astreopora according to J. O. Nomland 1917
See also López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: Astreopora (Astreopora), Astreopora annulata, Astreopora antiguensis, Astreopora auvertiaca, Astreopora compressa, Astreopora decaphylla, Astreopora densata, Astreopora digitata, Astreopora dubiosa, Astreopora duwamishensis, Astreopora ehrenbergi, Astreopora expansa, Astreopora gatuncilloensis, Astreopora goethalsi, Astreopora gracilis, Astreopora hemisphaerica, Astreopora hexaphylla, Astreopora hochstetteri, Astreopora leightoni, Astreopora listeri, Astreopora meneghiniana, Astreopora microcalix, Astreopora minima, Astreopora moretonensis, Astreopora mostarensis, Astreopora myriophthalma, Astreopora portoricensis, Astreopora profunda, Astreopora rutteni, Astreopora sanjuanensis, Astreopora schedakena, Astreopora sphaeroidalis, Astreopora stellaris, Astreopora subcylindrica, Astreopora tecta, Astreopora wallaceae, Astreopora walli
Type specimen: Its type locality is Newport, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Oregon
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Newport
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