Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae

Alternative combination: Madrepora corymbosa

Belongs to Lobophyllia according to Matthai 1928

Sister taxa: Lobophyllia costata, Lobophyllia flabelliformis, Lobophyllia hataii, Lobophyllia hemprichii, Lobophyllia pachysepta, Lobophyllia requieni, Lobophyllia robusta

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Egypt (6), Eritrea (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (6), Kenya (3), New Caledonia (3), Papua New Guinea (4), Pitcairn (1), Saudi Arabia (6)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia (1)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (3)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Iran (1)

Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence

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