Caulastrea furcata Dana 1846 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Caulastrea according to Dana 1846
Sister taxa: Caulastraea geoffreyi, Caulastraea tournoueri, Caulastrea brevicaulis, Caulastrea connata, Caulastrea deformis, Caulastrea farsis, Caulastrea fusinieri, Caulastrea leptoclada, Caulastrea matheroni, Caulastrea portoricensis, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Caulastrea tumida
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Japan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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