†Elysastraea profunda Reuss 1854 (stony coral)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Belongs to Elysastraea according to Reuss 1854
Sister taxa: Elyastraea juliana, Elyastraea major, Elyastraea profunda, Elysastraea fischeri, Elysastraea oligocystis, Elysastraea parvula
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Turkey (1), United States (10: Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.