Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Alternative combinations: Astrea alveolata, Cryptocoenia alveolata, Stylina alveolata
Full reference: G. A. Goldfuss. 1826. Petrefacta Germaniæ tam ea : quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata = Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der petrefacten Deutschlands und der angränzenden Länder /. 1-76
Belongs to Cyathophora according to E. de Fromentel 1861
See also d'Orbigny 1850, D'Orbigny 1849, Goldfuss 1826 and Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
Sister taxa: Cyathophora babaevi, Cyathophora bangoinensis, Cyathophora bourgueti, Cyathophora cesaredensis, Cyathophora corallina, Cyathophora densata, Cyathophora denseta, Cyathophora depravata, Cyathophora dollfussi, Cyathophora faveolata, Cyathophora globosa, Cyathophora gomangcoensis, Cyathophora gresslyi, Cyathophora haysensis, Cyathophora kobyi, Cyathophora micrommatos, Cyathophora mirtschinkae, Cyathophora neocomiensis, Cyathophora olssoni, Cyathophora parva, Cyathophora parvistella, Cyathophora pironae, Cyathophora pulchella, Cyathophora steimanni, Cyathophora steinmanni, Cyathophora thurmanni, Cyathophora tithonica
Type specimen: syntype BIOB-PB-Goldfuss 217, a skeleton
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Saal Quarry (Jurassic of Germany)
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