Lophelia pertusa Linnaeus 1758
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora pertusa
Synonyms: Lophelia prolifera Pallas 1766, Madrepora prolifera Pallas 1766
Belongs to Lophelia according to Zibrowius 1980
See also Filkorn 1994, Kiessling 2008 and Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: Lophelia parvisepta, Lophelia tubaeformis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (5 collections), Ireland (2), Italy (2), Maldives (2), North Atlantic (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Ireland (2)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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