Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Belongs to Stylocoenia according to Duncan 1880
Sister taxa: Stylocoenia aurelii, Stylocoenia carryensis, Stylocoenia duerdeni, Stylocoenia epithecata, Stylocoenia maxima, Stylocoenia microphthalma, Stylocoenia montium, Stylocoenia neutra, Stylocoenia polytropostyla, Stylocoenia pumpellyi, Stylocoenia reussi, Stylocoenia sanctaorosiae, Stylocoenia saxulensis, Stylocoenia taurinensis, Stylocoenia vicaryi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jhirk, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian reef, buildup or bioherm horizon in Pakistan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Pakistan (1 collection), Somalia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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