Astrocerium Hall 1851 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Parent taxon: Favositinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Kiessling 2003 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Beiliupora, Crenulipora, Dictyofavosites, Favosites, Hattonia, Issolites, Klaamannipora, Lamellaeoporella, Ozopora, Rudakites, Salairia, Sapporipora, Squameopora, Striatoporella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Louisville Limestone (Falls of Ohio area) ( of Kentucky)

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