Columastrea maxima Gregory 1900 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Alternative combination: Columnastraea maxima

Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1900. On the geology and fossil corals and echinids of Somaliland. The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 56:26-45

Belongs to Columastrea according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Gregory 1900

Sister taxa: Columastrea antiqua, Columastrea dubia, Columastrea indica, Columastrea madagascariensis, Columastrea striata, Columnastraea caillaudi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Auradu, Auradu Limestone, which is in a Paleocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Auradu Limestone Formation of Somalia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Columastrea maxima in the database

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