Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae
Alternative combinations: Goniastrea simplicitexta, Parasimplastrea simplicitexta
Full reference: J. H. F. Umbgrove. 1942. Corals from asphalt deposits of the island Buton (East-Indies). Leidsche Geologische Mededeelingen 13:29-38
Belongs to Blastomussa according to W. Kiessling 2021
See also Bromfield 2010 and Umbgrove 1946
Sister taxon: Blastomussa merleti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Waisiu, Buton Island, which is in a Zanclean carbonate marl in the Sampolakosa Formation of Indonesia
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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