†Synastrea geometrica Goldfuss 1826 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Alternative combination: Astrea geometrica
Synonym: Synastrea subflabellata Alloiteau 1951
Belongs to Synastrea according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Sister taxa: Synastrea agaricites, Synastrea bellula, Synastrea delemontana, Synastrea dubia, Synastrea foliacea, Synastrea garumnica, Synastrea microsolenoides, Synastrea parallela, Synastrea procera, Synastrea subagaricites, Synastrea subconica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (1 collection), the Netherlands (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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