Turbinaria stellulata Lamarck 1816 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Alternative combination: Astrea stellulata
Belongs to Turbinaria according to Bernard 1860
Sister taxa: Turbinaria crater, Turbinaria cyathiformis, Turbinaria durhami, Turbinaria frondens, Turbinaria grandis, Turbinaria irregularis, Turbinaria jacksoni, Turbinaria mesenterina, Turbinaria radicalis, Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria sitaensis, Turbinaria tenuis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections)
• Miocene of Fiji (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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