Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Full reference: L. A. Faustino. 1931. Two new madreporarian corals from California. Philippine Journal of Science 44:285-289
Belongs to Siderastrea according to L. A. Faustino 1931
See also López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: Siderastrea (Siderastrea), Siderastrea adkinsi, Siderastrea agariciaformis, Siderastrea banksi, Siderastrea bertrandiana, Siderastrea clarki, Siderastrea columnaris, Siderastrea conferta, Siderastrea crenulata, Siderastrea dalli, Siderastrea dubiosa, Siderastrea froehlichiana, Siderastrea grandis, Siderastrea hillsboroensis, Siderastrea italica, Siderastrea mendenhalli, Siderastrea micrommata, Siderastrea miocenica, Siderastrea pliocenica, Siderastrea propitia, Siderastrea radians, Siderastrea savignyana, Siderastrea scotia, Siderastrea senecta, Siderastrea siderea, Siderastrea silecensis, Siderastrea splendida, Siderastrea stellata, Siderastrea tuckerae, Siderastrea vancouverensis, Siderastrea washingtonensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Simi Peak, northeast, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in California
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Simi Peak, northeast
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