†Plesiastrea costata Duncan 1880 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Belongs to Plesiastrea according to Duncan 1880
Sister taxa: Plesiastrea californica, Plesiastrea fungiformis, Plesiastrea grayi, Plesiastrea incerta, Plesiastrea microcalyx, Plesiastrea moravica, Plesiastrea sulcatilamellosa, Plesiastrea versipora
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 intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Iran (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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