Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combinations: Latiastraea gironensis, Thalamocoenia gironensis
Full reference: L. Beauvais and P. Bernier. 1981. Nouvelles especes de madreporaires dans le Kimmeridgien Superieur du Jura (France) [New Upper Kimmeridgian scleractinian corals from the French Jura]. Geobios 14(2):173-189
Belongs to Latiastrea according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Beauvais and Bernier 1981
Sister taxa: Latiastraea magna, Latiastrea baumbergeri, Latiastrea bendukidzeae, Latiastrea canavarii, Latiastrea foulassensis, Latiastrea greppini, Latiastrea magna, Latiastrea minima, Latiastrea mucronata, Latiastrea pakongensis, Latiastrea paronai, Latiastrea pjtkovi, Latiastrea somaensis, Latiastrea valfinensis, Latiastrea variabilis, Latiastrea whitneyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Giron, Ain, Rhone-Alpes, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Calcaires construits de Molinges Formation of France
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Giron, Ain, Rhone-Alpes
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