Astrea helianthella M'Coy 1848 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1848. On some new Mesozoic Radiata. Annals and Magazine of natural History 2, 2nd ser(12):397-420

Belongs to Astrea according to F. M'Coy 1848

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

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

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

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