Pontebbastraea pontebbanae Volz 1896 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae

Alternative combination: Stylophyllopsis pontebbanae

Belongs to Pontebbastraea according to E. Roniewicz and J. Michalik 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Stuores, Italy, which is in a Carnian shallow subtidal marl in the Cassian Formation of Italy

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Stuores, Italy

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