Morycastraea Melnikova 1984 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Parent taxon: Pamiroseriidae according to E. Morycowa 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ampakabastraea, Areaseris, Beneckastraea, Campesteria, Ceriostella, Crassistella, Minasteria, Pamiroseris, Rhaetiastraea

Subtaxa: Morycastraea opoliensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Poland (1 collection), Tajikistan (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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