Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
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 Diploastrea according to J. W. Wells 1933
Sister taxa: Diploastraea crassicostata, Diploastrea aequalicostata, Diploastrea aequalis, Diploastrea alternicosta, Diploastrea applanata, Diploastrea bacata, Diploastrea burdigalensis, Diploastrea coronata, Diploastrea costata, Diploastrea crassicostata, Diploastrea crassolamellata, Diploastrea diversiformis, Diploastrea heliopora, Diploastrea hilli, Diploastrea incerta, Diploastrea italica, Diploastrea magnifica, Diploastrea miocenica, Diploastrea multisepta, Diploastrea reussii, Diploastrea roasendai, Diploastrea rosacea, Diploastrea speciosa, Diploastrea superficialis, Diploastrea taurinensis, Diploastrea variabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hiram Hall Ranch, which is in an Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Edwards Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Hiram Hall Ranch
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