†Caulastrea tumida Matthai 1928 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Synonym: Caulastrea yokoyamai Yabe and Sugiyama 1931
Belongs to Caulastrea according to Matthai 1928
See also Veron 1992
Sister taxa: Caulastraea geoffreyi, Caulastraea tournoueri, Caulastrea brevicaulis, Caulastrea connata, Caulastrea deformis, Caulastrea farsis, Caulastrea furcata, Caulastrea fusinieri, Caulastrea leptoclada, Caulastrea matheroni, Caulastrea portoricensis, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (4 collections)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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