Astrea sanctimihieli Michelin 1844 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: H. Michelin. 1844. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (4). 105-144

Belongs to Astrea according to H. Michelin 1844

See also Beauvais 1964, d'Orbigny 1850, de Fromentel 1861 and Milne-Edwards 1857

Sister taxa: Astrea annuligera, Astrea curta, Astrea helianthella, Astrea limbata, Astrea rotulosa, Astrea venusta

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astrea sanctimihieli in the database

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