Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
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: Amphiastraeidae according to Beauvais 1966
Sister taxa: Amphiastrea, Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleuroaulastrea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Subtaxa: Bathmosmilia hourcqi
Type: Bathmosmilia hourcqi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Madagascar (1 collection), Tunisia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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