Confusastrea dianthus Etallon and Thurmann 1864 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: A. Etallon and J. Thurmann. 1864. Lethaea bruntrutana ou études paléontologiques et stratigraphiques sur les terrains jurassiques supérieurs du Jura bernois et en particulier des environs de Porrentruy (suite et fin). Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften 20:356-580

Belongs to Confusastrea according to A. Etallon and J. Thurmann 1864

Sister taxa: Confusastraea burgundiae, Confusastraea consobrina, Confusastraea corallina, Confusastraea depressa, Confusastraea ornata, Confusastraea rustica, Confusastrea cottaldina, Confusastrea cotteaui, Confusastrea cupulina, Confusastrea depressa, Confusastrea inaequalis, Confusastrea kobyi, Confusastrea subburgundiae

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Confusastrea dianthus in the database

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