Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Alternative combination: Thamnastraea urgonensis
Belongs to Mesomorpha according to H. Löser 2010
Sister taxa: Mesomorpha andrusovi, Mesomorpha bussoni, Mesomorpha chaetetoides, Mesomorpha dubia, Mesomorpha duncani, Mesomorpha excavata, Mesomorpha magna, Mesomorpha mammillata, Mesomorpha minima, Mesomorpha newpassensis, Mesomorpha pesudomammosa, Mesomorpha pseudomammosa, Mesomorpha punctata, Mesomorpha pyanovskae, Mesomorpha simionescui, Mesomorpha vaughani, Ahrdorffia ornata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Switzerland (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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