Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Full reference: L. Beauvais. 1986. Monographie des Madreporaires du Jurassique Inferieur du Maroc (Monograph on Lower Jurassic Corals of Morocco). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 194(1-3):1-68
Parent taxon: Siderastraeidae according to L. Beauvais 1986
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astraeofungia, Eosiderastrea, Hindeastraea, Koilomorpha, Maeandroseris, Palaeosiderofungia, Pironastrea, Psammocora, Pseudosiderastrea, Siderastrea, Siderastreites, Siderofungia, Sideroseris, Stephanomorpha, Synhelia
Subtaxa: Siderosmilia perithecata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Morocco (2 collections), Slovenia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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