Echinophyllia aspera Ellis and Solander 1786 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Alternative combinations: Madrepora aspera, Oxyphyllia aspera
Belongs to Echinophyllia according to Wells 1956
See also Yabe et al. 1936
Sister taxa: Echinophyllia echinata, Echinophyllia javana, Echinophyllia robusta, Echinophyllia sassellensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Eritrea (1 collection), Japan (5), Mauritius (1), Saudi Arabia (3)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Iran (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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