Acanthogyra parvisepta Eliasova 1973 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1973. Sous-famille Rhipidogyrinae KOBY, 1905 (Hexacorallia) des calcaires de Štramberk (Tithonien, Tchécoslovaquie). Casopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii 18:267-287

Belongs to Acanthogyra according to H. Eliasova 1973

Sister taxa: Acanthogyra aptiana, Acanthogyra columnaris, Acanthogyra multiformis, Acanthogyra paracolumnaris, Acanthogyra subcompressa, Acanthogyra tosaensis

Type specimen: HF 133, a skeleton. Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of Czechia.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Stramberk reef, Czechia

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