Caulastrea connata Ortmann 1892 (stony coral)

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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