†Beneckastraea cassiana Frech 1896 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Alternative combination: Chorisastraea cassiana
Belongs to Beneckastraea according to W. Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Beneckastraea beneckei, 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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