Solenastrea densa Duncan 1880 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combination: Dachiardia densa

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 Solenastrea according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Duncan 1880

Sister taxa: Solenastraea turonensis, Solenastrea anomala, Solenastrea bournoni, Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Solenastrea fairbanksi, Solenastrea hyades, Solenastrea pleiades, Solenastrea romettensis, Solenastrea schafferi, Solenastrea semarangensis, Solenastrea tizeroutinensis, Solenastrea uananensis

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 low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore

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

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