Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: D. Chattopadhyay. 2004. New record of a coral-mollusca reefal community from the early tertiary of Kutch, Gujarat. Indian Minerals 58(3):169-182
Belongs to Goniastrea according to D. Chattopadhyay 2004
Sister taxa: Goniastrea aloysiisabaudiae, Goniastrea australensis, Goniastrea canalis, Goniastrea capitata, Goniastrea cocchii, Goniastrea columella, Goniastrea crassisepta, Goniastrea curasavica, Goniastrea delemontana, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea favulus, Goniastrea grandiflora, Goniastrea insignis, Goniastrea longula, Goniastrea muralis, Goniastrea parvistella, Goniastrea parvula, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea stelligera, Goniastrea tenera, Goniastrea thiergartensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Matanomadh village (Paleocene of India)
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