Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1968. Les Madreporaires fossiles de Mare [The fossil corals from Mare]. Expedition Francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle Caledonie 3:85-158
Belongs to Siderastrea according to J. P. Chevalier 1968
Sister taxa: Siderastrea (Siderastrea), Siderastrea adkinsi, Siderastrea agariciaformis, Siderastrea banksi, Siderastrea bertrandiana, Siderastrea clarki, Siderastrea columnaris, Siderastrea conferta, Siderastrea crenulata, Siderastrea dalli, Siderastrea froehlichiana, Siderastrea grandis, Siderastrea hillsboroensis, Siderastrea italica, Siderastrea mendenhalli, Siderastrea micrommata, Siderastrea miocenica, Siderastrea pliocenica, Siderastrea propitia, Siderastrea radcliffi, Siderastrea radians, Siderastrea savignyana, Siderastrea scotia, Siderastrea senecta, Siderastrea siderea, Siderastrea silecensis, Siderastrea splendida, Siderastrea stellata, Siderastrea tuckerae, Siderastrea vancouverensis, Siderastrea washingtonensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is MA 22, Pédé, Maré Island, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in New Caledonia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at MA 22, Pédé, Maré Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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