†Beneckastraea beneckei Frech 1896 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Alternative combination: Chorisastraea beneckei
Belongs to Beneckastraea according to Cuif 1976
See also Riedel 1991
Sister taxa: Beneckastraea cassiana, Beneckastraea kenkerensis, Beneckastraea medialis, Beneckastraea multigranulata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at St. Cassian, Italy (Triassic of Italy)
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