Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Full reference: S. M. Morsch. 1996. Les Scléractiniaires jurassiques (Bajocien) d'Argentine (Bassin de Neuquén). Systématique. Géobios 29(6):671-706
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to S. M. Morsch 1996
Sister taxa: Anisastraea, Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Confusastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltiinae, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Thecosmilia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Mapucheastrea andina
Type: Mapucheastrea andina
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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