Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
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: Amphiastreidae according to L. Beauvais 1966
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, Polymorphastraea, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Subtaxa: Pseudodiplocoenia lazarivensis Pseudodiplocoenia oblonga
Type: Pseudodiplocoenia lazarivensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Madagascar (1), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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