†Thamnasteriamorpha megaxis Deng and Zhang 1984 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae
Alternative combination: Thamnotropis megaxis
Full reference: Z. Deng and Y. Zhang. 1984. Supplemental notes on Mesozoic Scleractinia from Mts. Hengduan, Southwest China.
Belongs to Thamnasteriamorpha according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Deng and Zhang 1984
Sister taxa: Thamnasteriamorpha frechi, Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi, Thamnasteriamorpha okudai, Thamnasteriamorpha rakoveci, Thamnasteriamorpha rara, Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Dege, Garze, Sichuan, Tumugou Fm (Triassic of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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