Diplocoenia ambigua Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Belongs to Diplocoenia according to J. Alloiteau 1958

Sister taxa: Diplocoenia clathrata, Diplocoenia coespitosa, Diplocoenia etalloni, Diplocoenia gagarini, Diplocoenia hayasakai, Diplocoenia lobata, Diplocoenia mathayi, Diplocoenia multisepta, Diplocoenia parvistella, Diplocoenia picteti, Diplocoenia profunda, Diplocoenia rotularis, Diplocoenia saltensis, Diplocoenia sanctimihieli, Diplocoenia stellata, Diplocoenia tazerdunetensis, Diplocoenia vongohensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ankazomiheva, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian perireef or subreef limestone in Madagascar

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ankazomiheva

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