Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Alternative combination: Agaricia rugosa
Belongs to Pachyseris according to Thiel 1932
Sister taxa: Pachyseris (Pavonaraea), Pachyseris affinis, Pachyseris compacta, Pachyseris cristata, Pachyseris curvata, Pachyseris denticulata, Pachyseris distans, Pachyseris irregularis, Pachyseris speciosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Indonesia (1), Japan (8), New Caledonia (2), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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