Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Parent taxon: Siderastreidae according to R.C. Baron-Szabo 2021
See also Löser and Ferry 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eosiderastrea, Hindeastraea, Koilomorpha, Maeandroseris, Palaeosiderofungia, Pironastrea, Psammocora, Pseudosiderastrea, Siderastrea, Siderastreites, Siderofungia, Sideroseris, Siderosmilia, Stephanomorpha, Synhelia
Subtaxa: Astraeofungia cenomana Astraeofungia decipiens Astraeofungia diversisepta Astraeofungia mombassana Astraeofungia soaravikelyensis Astraeofungia tirnovoriana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (3 collections), Bulgaria (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (3), Georgia (1), Germany (1), Greece (1), Iran (1), Jordan (1), Mexico (12), Portugal (1), Romania (1), Spain (3), Turkey (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Jurassic of Germany (1), Madagascar (1)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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