Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Alternative combination: Hydnophora bronni
Synonyms: Hydnophora venusta Catullo 1856, Monticularia venusta Catullo 1856, Reussastraea grandis Duncan 1880
Belongs to Pavona according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
See also Pfister 1980 and Reuss 1868
Sister taxa: Pavona (Pavona), Pavona banoensis, Pavona bipartita, Pavona burdigalensis, Pavona cactus, Pavona clavus, Pavona danai, Pavona decussata, Pavona duerdeni, Pavona explanulata, Pavona frondifera, Pavona gigantea, Pavona javana, Pavona longicollis, Pavona machapooriensis, Pavona maldivensis, Pavona matheroni, Pavona microstoma, Pavona minuta, Pavona panamensis, Pavona pennyi, Pavona profunda, Pavona ruvida, Pavona trinitatis, Pavona variabilis, Pavona varians, Pavona venosa, Pavona yamanarii, Pavona (Pseudocolumnastrea) modeloensis
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Greece (2 collections), Italy (4)
• Eocene of Italy (1), Spain (1)
• Paleocene of Pakistan (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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