Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Full reference: B. Kołodziej, M. Ivanov, and V. Idakieva. 2012. Prolific development of pachythecaliines in Late Barremian, Bulgaria: coral taxonomy and sedimentary environment. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 82:291-330

Parent taxon: Amphiastraeidae according to B. Kołodziej et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Amphiastrea, Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia

Subtaxa: Pleuroaulastrea variabilis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Vishovgrad locality, Emen Fm (Cretaceous of Bulgaria)

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