Rhaetiastraea Roniewicz 1974 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1974. Rhaetian corals of the Tatra Mts. Acta Geologica Polonica 24(1):97-116

Parent taxon: Pamiroseriidae according to G. D. Stanley, jr and M. T. Whalen 1989

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ampakabastraea, Areaseris, Beneckastraea, Campesteria, Ceriostella, Crassistella, Minasteria, Morycastraea, Pamiroseris

Subtaxa: Rhaetiastraea tatrica

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Type: Rhaetiastraea tatrica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection)

• Triassic of Poland (2), the Russian Federation (2), Slovakia (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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