†Polymorphastraea Koby 1907 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Parent taxon: Amphiastreidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphiastrea, Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleuroaulastrea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Subtaxa: Polymorphastraea variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Saint-Gaultier, Creuse Valley (Jurassic of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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