Clausastraea costata de Fromentel 1861 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: E. de Fromentel. 1861. Introduction à l'étude des polypiers fossiles. Mémoires de la Société d'Emulation du département du Doubs 3:1-357

Belongs to Clausastraea according to E. de Fromentel 1861

Sister taxa: Clausastraea consobrina, Clausastraea dubia, Clausastraea limitata, Clausastraea parva, Clausastrea alloiteaui, Clausastrea alnisensis, Clausastrea arnaudi, Clausastrea bellomontensis, Clausastrea bohemoslovaka, Clausastrea bolzei, Clausastrea calloviensis, Clausastrea costata, Clausastrea daschkessanica, Clausastrea dichotoma, Clausastrea dubia, Clausastrea edwardsi, Clausastrea eliasovae, Clausastrea julistephanovi, Clausastrea korthensis, Clausastrea lamellostriata, Clausastrea magna, Clausastrea neuvicensis, Clausastrea plana, Clausastrea pseudoconfluens, Clausastrea querolensis, Clausastrea radisensis, Clausastrea saltensis, Clausastrea superficialis, Clausastrea tesselata, Clausastrea tessellata, Clausastrea topalensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Clausastraea costata in the database

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