Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combination: Isastraea urgonica
Belongs to Ovalastrea according to H. Lòˆser 2008
Sister taxa: Ovalastraea cesaredensis, Ovalastraea heckeri, Ovalastrea bihinensis, Ovalastrea caryophylloides, Ovalastrea collignoni, Ovalastrea crassa, Ovalastrea cretacea, Ovalastrea dubia, Ovalastrea fredericksburgensis, Ovalastrea lobata, Ovalastrea michelini, Ovalastrea pecosensis, Ovalastrea plicata, Ovalastrea polygonalis, Ovalastrea proeminens, Ovalastrea pseudolorioli, Ovalastrea recki, Ovalastrea regularis, Ovalastrea tenuistriata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Likonde, Kitali Plateau, Kituhawi (Cretaceous of Tanzania)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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