Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora fungites
Synonyms: Fungia patella Ellis and Solander 1786, Madrepora patella Ellis and Solander 1786
Belongs to Fungia according to A. Gittenberger et al. 2011
See also Montanaro Gallitelli 1973, Sheppard 1987 and Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
Sister taxa: Fungia actinodiscus, Fungia borneensis, Fungia decipiens, Fungia halophila, Fungia inaequicostata, Fungia klunzingeri, Fungia laevis, Fungia proechinata, Fungia pseudoechinata, Fungia scabra, Fungia uniformis, Fungia valida
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Egypt (3), Eritrea (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), New Caledonia (1), Saudi Arabia (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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