†Beneckastraea Cuif 1976 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Parent taxon: Pamiroseriidae according to G. K. Melnikova and Y. M. Bychkov 1986
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ampakabastraea, Areaseris, Campesteria, Ceriostella, Crassistella, Minasteria, Morycastraea, Pamiroseris, Rhaetiastraea
Subtaxa: Beneckastraea beneckei Beneckastraea cassiana Beneckastraea kenkerensis Beneckastraea medialis Beneckastraea multigranulata
Type: Chorisastraea beneckei
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), Italy (1), the Russian Federation (1), Türkiye (1)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
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