†Beneckastraea medialis Deng and Zhang 1984 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Full reference: Z. Deng and Y. Zhang. 1984. Supplemental notes on Mesozoic Scleractinia from Mts. Hengduan, Southwest China.
Belongs to Beneckastraea according to Z. Deng and Y. Zhang 1984
Sister taxa: Beneckastraea beneckei, Beneckastraea cassiana, Beneckastraea kenkerensis, Beneckastraea multigranulata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Dege, Garze, Sichuan, Tumugou Fm (Triassic of China)
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