Cladocora haimei Duncan 1880 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: P. M. Duncan. 1880. Sind fossil corals and Alcyonaria. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologica Indica, Ser. 7 and 14 1(1):1-110

Belongs to Cladocora according to P. M. Duncan 1880

Sister taxa: Cladocora arbuscula, Cladocora barkii, Cladocora bosquensis, Cladocora brevis, Cladocora caespitosa, Cladocora gaasensis, Cladocora gamachotensis, Cladocora gracilis, Cladocora jamaicaensis, Cladocora johnsoni, Cladocora liburnensis, Cladocora michelottii, Cladocora multicaulis, Cladocora prevostiana, Cladocora prolifera, Cladocora reussi, Cladocora rosicensis, Cladocora tenuis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

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