Fungiastraea cotteaui de Fromentel 1857 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combination: Thamnastraea cotteaui

Belongs to Fungiastraea according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2017

Sister taxa: Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis), Fungiastraea arachnoides, Fungiastraea columellaris, Fungiastraea conferta, Fungiastraea crespoi, Fungiastraea cristata, Fungiastraea excavata, Fungiastraea excelsa, Fungiastraea gillieroni, Fungiastraea laganum, Fungiastraea moeschi, Fungiastraea muelleri, Fungiastraea oculata, Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides, Fungiastraea subtilis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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