†Astrea helianthella M'Coy 1848 (stony coral)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.