Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Alternative spelling: Confusastraea
Full reference: A. D'Orbigny. 1849. Note sur les polypiers fossiles. 3-12
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, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Kobyphyllia, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltia, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Plesiophyllia, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Confusastraea burgundiae Confusastraea consobrina Confusastraea corallina Confusastraea depressa Confusastraea ornata Confusastraea rustica Confusastrea cottaldina Confusastrea cotteaui Confusastrea cupulina Confusastrea depressa Confusastrea dianthus Confusastrea inaequalis Confusastrea kobyi Confusastrea subburgundiae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Poland (4 collections), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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