Astreoidogyra Ricci et al. 2018 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Full reference: C. Ricci, B. Lathuiliere, and G. Rusciadelli. 2018. Coral communities, zonation and paleoecology of an Upper Jurassic reef complex (Ellipsactinia Limestones, central Apennines, Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 124(3):433-508

Parent taxon: Aplosmiliidae according to B. Lathuilière 2024

See also Ricci et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Aplosmilia, Bodeurina, Columellogyra, Columnogyra, Cymosmilia, Ogilvinella, Phytogyra, Placogyra, Pruvostastraea, Psammogyra, Rhipidogyra, Rhipidosmilia, Starostinia, Tiaradendron

Subtaxa: Astreoidogyra giadae

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Marsica region, Ellipsactinia Limestones, Corals and Chaetetids Unit (Jurassic of Italy)

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