†Ellipsasteria Roniewicz 1970 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1970. Scleractinia from the Upper Portlandian of Tisbury, Wiltshire, England. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 15(4):519-532
Parent taxon: Heliastraeidae according to E. Roniewicz 1970
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Heliastrea
Subtaxa: Ellipsasteria gracilis
Type: Ellipsasteria gracilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tisbury, Wiltshire (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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