Polyastropsis Alloiteau 1957 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Parent taxon: Latomeandridae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2021

See also Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aggomorphastraea, Balkhanomeandra, Brachyseris, Collignonastraea, Comophyllia, Digitosmilia, Dimorphastrea, Ellipsocoenia, Fungiaphyllia, Fungiastraea, Latiastrea, Latomeandra, Loboseris, Microphyllia, Microphylliopsis, Mixastraea, Ovalastrea, Periseris, Thalamocaeniopsis, Thamnoseris, Trigerastraea, Trochoplegmopsis, Valliculastraea, Vallimeandra

Subtaxa: Polyastropsis bouri Polyastropsis fascigera Polyastropsis marcoui Polyastropsis subplana

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Greece (2), Spain (2)

• Jurassic of France (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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