Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Full reference: H. Löser. 2016. Early evolution of the family Siderastraeidae (Scleractinia; Cretaceous-extant). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 90:1-17
Parent taxon: Siderastraeidae according to H. Löser 2016
Sister taxa: Astraeofungia, Hindeastraea, Koilomorpha, Maeandroseris, Palaeosiderofungia, Pironastrea, Psammocora, Pseudosiderastrea, Siderastrea, Siderastreites, Siderofungia, Sideroseris, Siderosmilia, Stephanomorpha, Synhelia
Subtaxa: Eosiderastrea cuyleri Eosiderastrea grandipora Eosiderastrea paragrandipora Eosiderastrea stefani
Type: Siderastrea cuyleri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (1), Greece (1), Poland (2), Spain (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 7 collections including 12 occurrences
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