†Starostinia rutimeyeri Doweld 2014 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Alternative combinations: Baryhelia rutimeyeri, Heterocoenia rutimeyeri, Ironella rutimeyeri
Full reference: A. B. Doweld. 2014. Starostinia, a new generic replacement name for Ironella Starostina & Krasnov, 1970 (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Rhipidogyridae) non Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Ironidae). Zootaxa 3815(2):299-300
Belongs to Starostinia according to A. B. Doweld 2014
See also Roniewicz 1976
Sister taxa: Starostinia arabica, Starostinia giseldonensis, Starostinia tskhanariensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania (Jurassic of Romania)
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