Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Alternative combinations: Astrea gracilis, Centrastrea gracilis
Full reference: G. z. Muenster. 1829. Petrefacta Germaniae (1, 2). 77-164
Belongs to Thamnasteria according to D. Turnsek and M. Mihajlovic 1973
See also d'Orbigny 1850 and D'Orbigny 1849
Sister taxa: Thamnasteria abukumaensis, Thamnasteria andranomarivensis, Thamnasteria arborescens, Thamnasteria aspera, Thamnasteria bevoayensis, Thamnasteria bonanomii, Thamnasteria communis, Thamnasteria concinna, Thamnasteria concinnaformis, Thamnasteria constricta, Thamnasteria coquandi, Thamnasteria cotteaui, Thamnasteria defrancei, Thamnasteria dendroidea, Thamnasteria dumonti, Thamnasteria fallax, Thamnasteria felixi, Thamnasteria globosa, Thamnasteria heterogenea, Thamnasteria hoffmeisteri, Thamnasteria huzimotoi, Thamnasteria imlayi, Thamnasteria iranensis, Thamnasteria jaccardi, Thamnasteria japonica, Thamnasteria jezoensis, Thamnasteria kobyi, Thamnasteria latistellata, Thamnasteria leptopetala, Thamnasteria lobata, Thamnasteria loryi, Thamnasteria lyelli, Thamnasteria maeandra, Thamnasteria mammosa, Thamnasteria matsushitai, Thamnasteria mettensis, Thamnasteria microconos, Thamnasteria minima, Thamnasteria miyakoensis, Thamnasteria moreana, Thamnasteria naumanni, Thamnasteria nicoleti, Thamnasteria ogawaensis, Thamnasteria patina, Thamnasteria pseudopaliformis, Thamnasteria racemosa, Thamnasteria rhaetica, Thamnasteria rumignyensis, Thamnasteria scita, Thamnasteria seriata, Thamnasteria settsassi, Thamnasteria sinuata, Thamnasteria sinuosa, Thamnasteria smithi, Thamnasteria suprajurensis, Thamnasteria tenuissima, Thamnasteria terquemi, Thamnasteria tokushimaensis, Thamnasteria tonantzinae, Thamnasteria torinosuensis, Thamnasteria yuraensis, Centrastrea oculata, Centrastrea granulata, Centrastrea interrupta, Dactylocoenia digitata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Azerbaijan (1), France (3), Germany (1), Iran (1), Poland (3), Portugal (5), Serbia and Montenegro (2), Switzerland (2)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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