†Floriastrea iberica Löser et al. 2021 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Full reference: H. Löser, L. M. Nieto, J. M. Castro and M. Reolid. 2021. A Lower Valanginian coral fauna from the South Iberian Palaeomargin (Internal Prebetic, SE Spain). Palaeontologia Electronica 24(1)
Belongs to Floriastrea according to H. Löser et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Floriastrea planinensis, Floriastrea sexradiata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Puerto Llano section (Cretaceous of Spain)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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