Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288
Belongs to Budaia according to J. W. Wells 1933
Sister taxa: Budaia felixi, Budaia qiekanensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shoal Creek, Austin, lower Buda Formation, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection), United States (4: Texas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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