†Ovalastraeopsis Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Andemantastraeidae
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: Andemantastraeidae according to J. Alloiteau 1958
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Andemantastraea, Krainastraea, Phylloseris, Trigerastraeopsis, Vallimeandropsis
Subtaxa: Ovalastraeopsis soaravikelyensis
Type: Ovalastraeopsis soaravikelyensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Madagascar (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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