Caulastrea connata Ortmann 1892 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Caulastrea according to Ortmann 1892
Sister taxa: Caulastraea geoffreyi, Caulastraea tournoueri, Caulastrea brevicaulis, Caulastrea deformis, Caulastrea farsis, Caulastrea furcata, Caulastrea fusinieri, Caulastrea leptoclada, Caulastrea matheroni, Caulastrea portoricensis, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Caulastrea tumida
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Port Sudan (Quaternary of Sudan)
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