†Aspidiscus cristatus Lamarck 1801 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclolitidae
Alternative combination: Cyclolites cristata
Belongs to Aspidiscus according to H. Löser et al. 2018
See also Pandey et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Bahrain (1), Egypt (6), Greece (2), Israel (1), Jordan (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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