Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combinations: Fungia echinata, Madrepora echinata
Belongs to Ctenactis according to Veron 2000
See also Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (2 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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