Eosiderastrea grandipora Orbigny 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Alternative combination: Stephanocoenia grandipora

Belongs to Eosiderastrea according to H. Löser et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Eosiderastrea cuyleri, Eosiderastrea paragrandipora, Eosiderastrea stefani

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Nea Nikopoli, section A, Bed A5-12 (Cretaceous of Greece)

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