Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Astrea microphthalma
Synonym: Cyphastrea gardineri Matthai 1914
Belongs to Cyphastrea according to Matthai 1914
See also Wijsman-Best 1980
Sister taxa: Cyphastraea coloi, Cyphastraea costata, Cyphastrea aliceae, Cyphastrea buddae, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Cyphastrea crassa, Cyphastrea cymotoma, Cyphastrea decadia, Cyphastrea gemmulifera, Cyphastrea hexasepta, Cyphastrea japonica, Cyphastrea monticulifera, Cyphastrea ocellina, Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea spinea, Cyphastrea tampae, Cyphastrea tubifera, Cyphastrea wanneri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Egypt (4), Guam (1), Indonesia (2), Japan (4), Kenya (2), Mauritius (1), New Caledonia (1), Papua New Guinea (3), Saudi Arabia (2), Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1), the Philippines (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (6), Japan (1), Taiwan (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), the Marshall Islands (2)
Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence
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