Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora exesa
Belongs to Hydnophora according to Matthai 1928
Sister taxa: Hydnophora ackermanni, Hydnophora affinis, Hydnophora astraeoides, Hydnophora cristatoseriata, Hydnophora ferryi, Hydnophora grandis, Hydnophora infundibulum, Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora oppenheimi, Hydnophora pilosa, Hydnophora provincialis, Hydnophora pulchra, Hydnophora rudis, Hydnophora styriaca, Hydnophora tenella, Hydnophora variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Egypt (1), Japan (7), Kenya (1), Pakistan (3), Saudi Arabia (1), Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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