†Polyastropsis Alloiteau 1957 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Parent taxon: Thamnasteriidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo and C.M. González-León 1999
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Corbariastraea, Dendrastrea, Dimorphofungia, Mesomorpha, Recticostastraea, Stereocaenia, Thamnasteria
Subtaxa: Polyastropsis bouri Polyastropsis marcoui Polyastropsis subplana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Greece (2), Spain (1)
• Jurassic of France (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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