Astrogyra Felix 1900 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae

Parent taxon: Placocoeniidae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Neocoenia, Paraplacocoenia, Placocoenia, Placocoeniopsis, Taxogyra

Subtaxa: Astrogyra edwardsi Astrogyra orbignyi

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Armenia (1 collection), Austria (1), Bulgaria (1), Georgia (1), Oman (4), Serbia and Montenegro (1), the United Arab Emirates (2), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences

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