Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Alternative combination: Orbicella carnegiei
Belongs to Heliastrea according to A. Azzaroli 1958
Sister taxa: Heliastraea defrancei, Heliastraea hilarionensis, Heliastrea (Athecastraea), Heliastrea autignacensis, Heliastrea boueana, Heliastrea deformis, Heliastrea defrancei, Heliastrea delicata, Heliastrea farquharsoni, Heliastrea grandis, Heliastrea irregularis, Heliastrea langi, Heliastrea laticosta, Heliastrea lusitaniae, Heliastrea mellahica, Heliastrea nerthensis, Heliastrea oligophylla, Heliastrea parva, Heliastrea pelouaensis, Heliastrea saubriguensis, Heliastrea saucatsensis, Heliastrea solenastroides, Heliastrea taurinensis, Heliastrea virga
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 97 - Dubar Fm (Miocene of Somalia)
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