Astrea limbata Muenster 1829 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Alternative combination: Madrepora limbata

Full reference: G. z. Muenster. 1829. Petrefacta Germaniae (1, 2). 77-164

Belongs to Astrea according to Goldfuss 1829

See also d'Orbigny 1850 and Roniewicz 1976

Sister taxa: Astrea annuligera, Astrea curta, Astrea helianthella, Astrea rosacea, Astrea rotulosa, Astrea sanctimihieli, Astrea venusta

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astrea limbata in the database

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