†Galaxea elegantissima Umbgrove 1946 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Full reference: J.H.F. Umbgrove. 1946. Corals from a lower Pliocene patch reef in Central Java. Journal of Paleontology 20(6):521-542
Belongs to Galaxea according to J.H.F. Umbgrove 1946
Sister taxa: Galaxea acrhelia, Galaxea astreata, Galaxea excelsa, Galaxea fascicularis, Galaxea haligena, Galaxea horrescens, Galaxea junghuhni, Galaxea kabairaensis, Galaxea paucisepta, Galaxea salayarensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Fiji (3 collections), Indonesia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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