Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Parent taxon: Siderastreidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also López-Pérez 2005 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astraeofungia, Eosiderastrea, Hindeastraea, Koilomorpha, Maeandroseris, Palaeosiderofungia, Psammocora, Pseudosiderastrea, Siderastrea, Siderastreites, Siderofungia, Sideroseris, Siderosmilia, Stephanomorpha, Synhelia
Subtaxa: Pironastrea anguillensis Pironastrea antiguensis Pironastrea discoides Pironastrea lamellosa Pironastrea sangkoelirangensis
Type: Pironastrea discoides
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Anguilla (3), Indonesia (1), Panama (4)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (2), Cuba (1), Jamaica (2), Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (1)
• Eocene of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Italy (1), Panama (1)
• Paleocene of Pakistan (1), Slovenia (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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