Stylaster (lace coral)
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Parent taxon: Stylasterina according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
See also Bayer et al. 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calyptopora, Crypthelia, Distichopora, Inferiolabiata, Lepidopora, Stenohelia, Stylasteridae
Subtaxa: Stylaster cretaceous Stylaster gigas Stylaster milleri Stylaster roseus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of Spain (1)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Tonga (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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