Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Alternative spelling: Confusastraea
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Kiessling 2003, Osberger 1954 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anisastraea, Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltiinae, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Thecosmilia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Confusastraea depressa Confusastrea cotteaui Confusastrea kobyi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Switzerland (2 collections), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
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