Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) portlandica de Fromentel 1856 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Alternative combination: Thamnastrea portlandica

Full reference: E. de Fromentel. 1856. Note sur les polypiers fossiles de l'étage portlandien de la Haute-Saône. Bulletin de la société géologique de France 13:851-865

Belongs to Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) according to E. de Fromentel 1861

See also de Fromentel 1856

Sister taxa: Thamnasteria maccoyi, Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) dumosa, Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) minima, Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) moreana

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Thamnastraea (Centrastraea) portlandica in the database

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