†Minasteria shastensis Smith 1927 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Alternative combinations: Actinastraea shastensis, Astrocoenia shastensis
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 Minasteria according to E. Roniewicz and G. D. Stanley 2013
See also Kiessling 2014 and Smith 1927
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (7: California, Nevada collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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