Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Junior homonym an insect genus
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Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1900. The Eocene and lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretaceous species. United States Geological Survey, Monograph 39:1-263
Parent taxon: Siderastreidae according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Vaughan 1900
Sister taxa: Astraeofungia, Eosiderastrea, Hindeastraea, Koilomorpha, Maeandroseris, Palaeosiderofungia, Pironastrea, Psammocora, Pseudosiderastrea, Siderastrea, Siderastreites, Siderofungia, Sideroseris, Siderosmilia, Synhelia
Subtaxa: Stephanomorpha monticuliformis Stephanomorpha saxirotundi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Cretaceous of Greece (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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