Mycedium elephantotus Pallas 1766 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora elephantotus
Synonyms: Mycedium tubifex Dana 1846, Phyllastraea tubifex Dana 1846
Belongs to Mycedium according to Oken 1815
See also Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Indonesia (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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