Protostephanastrea Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Full reference: G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz. 2020. Lower Jurassic corals from the Pamir Mountains, Central Asia. Paleoworld 30(3):461-494

Parent taxon: Actinastraeidae according to G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz 2020

Sister taxa: Actinastrea, Agrostyliastraea, Allocoenia, Allocoeniopsis, Araucanastrea, Chondrocoenia, Coenastraea, Columactinastraea, Floriastrea, Holocoenia, Sedekastrea, Stelidioseris, Stephanastrea, Texastrea

Subtaxa: Protostephanastrea leveni

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Type: Protostephanastrea leveni

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Tajikistan (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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