†Ceriostella martini Smith 1927 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Alternative combination: Astrocoenia martini
Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262
Belongs to Ceriostella according to W. Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: Ceriostella parva, Ceriostella variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (13: Alaska, California, Nevada collections)
Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences
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