Orbicella linggapadangensis Umbgrove 1946

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Alternative combination: Montastrea linggapadangensis

Full reference: J.H.F. Umbgrove. 1946. Corals from a lower Pliocene patch reef in Central Java. Journal of Paleontology 20(6):521-542

Belongs to Orbicella according to W. Kiessling 2014

See also Kiessling 2008 and Umbgrove 1946

Sister taxa: Orbicella annularis, Orbicella benoisti, Orbicella boehmi, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi, Orbicella limbata, Orbicella murrayi, Orbicella nancyi, Orbicella pleiades, Orbicella praeheliopora

Distribution: found only at Prupuk beds, Gunung Linggapadang (Pliocene of Indonesia)

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