Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Alternative combination: Astrea microsiderea
Belongs to Goniopora according to T. Pfister 1980
Sister taxa: Goniopora affinis, Goniopora aldrichi, Goniopora ameliana, Goniopora astraeoides, Goniopora bieskidensis, Goniopora calhounensis, Goniopora christianiaensis, Goniopora ciliatus, Goniopora columna, Goniopora daxitertia, Goniopora decaturensis, Goniopora djiboutiensis, Goniopora elegans, Goniopora globulosa, Goniopora granosa, Goniopora hilli, Goniopora imperatoris, Goniopora katzeri, Goniopora laurina, Goniopora lobata, Goniopora lubinensis, Goniopora micrantha, Goniopora microscopica, Goniopora minor, Goniopora nodulosa, Goniopora norfolkensis, Goniopora octopartita, Goniopora palmensis, Goniopora panamensis, Goniopora planulata, Goniopora polyformis, Goniopora regularis, Goniopora retifera, Goniopora reussiana, Goniopora rudis, Goniopora savignyi, Goniopora somaliensis, Goniopora stokesi, Goniopora stutchburyi, Goniopora tenella, Goniopora tenuidens, Goniopora turonensis, Goniopora vaughani, Goniopora websteri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of Somalia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Italy (1)
• Eocene of Germany (1), Italy (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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