Aggomorphastraea Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Parent taxon: Latomeandridae according to L. Beauvais 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachyseris, Collignonastraea, Comophyllia, Digitosmilia, Dimorphastrea, Ellipsocoenia, Fungiaphyllia, Fungiastraea, Latiastrea, Latomeandra, Loboseris, Microphyllia, Microphylliopsis, Mixastraea, Ovalastrea, Periseris, Thalamocaeniopsis, Thamnoseris, Trigerastraea, Trochoplegmopsis, Valliculastraea, Vallimeandra

Subtaxa: Aggomorphastraea barrabei

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Type: Aggomorphastraea barrabei

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Madagascar (2 collections), Tunisia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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