†Ceriostella parva Smith 1927 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Alternative combinations: Elysastraea parva, Isastrea parva
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 E. Roniewicz and G. D. Stanley 2013
See also Caruthers and Stanley 2008, Kiessling 2014, Riedel 1991 and Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Ceriostella martini, Ceriostella variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (8: Alaska, Nevada collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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