Frechastraea phillipsastraeiformis Moenke 1954 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Alternative combination: Hexagonaria phillipsastraeiformis

Belongs to Frechastraea according to Coen-Aubert 1994

Sister taxa: Frechastraea borealis, Frechastraea coeni, Frechastraea delicatula, Frechastraea glabra, Frechastraea pentagona, Frechastraea pollicaris, Frechastraea schafferi, Frechastraea scruttoni, Scruttonia sudetica, Scruttonia fedorowskii, Scruttonia kunthi, Scruttonia sotoi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Huy (Devonian of Belgium)

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