Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Alternative combination: Astraea crassolamellata
Synonym: Diploastrea crassolamellata magnifica Vaughan 1919
Full reference: P. M. Duncan. 1863. On the fossil corals of the West Indian Islands. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 19:406-458
Belongs to Diploastrea according to P. Flórez et al. 2018
See also Duncan 1863
Sister taxa: Diploastraea crassicostata, Diploastrea aequalicostata, Diploastrea aequalis, Diploastrea alternicosta, Diploastrea applanata, Diploastrea bacata, Diploastrea burdigalensis, Diploastrea coronata, Diploastrea costata, Diploastrea crassicostata, Diploastrea crassolamellata, Diploastrea diversiformis, Diploastrea heliopora, Diploastrea hilli, Diploastrea incerta, Diploastrea italica, Diploastrea miocenica, Diploastrea multisepta, Diploastrea reussii, Diploastrea roasendai, Diploastrea rosacea, Diploastrea speciosa, Diploastrea superficialis, Diploastrea taurinensis, Diploastrea variabilis, Diploastrea vaughani
Subtaxa: Astraea crassolamellata magnetica Astraea crassolamellata magnifica Astraea crassolamellata minor Astraea crassolamellata nobilis Astraea crassolamellata nugenti Astraea crassolamellata pulchella
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (3 collections)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (6), Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of Sint Maarten (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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