Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Synonyms: Astreopora horizontalis Bernard 1896, Madrepora galaxea Ellis and Solander 1786, Siderastrea galaxea Ellis and Solander 1786
Belongs to Astreopora according to Bernard 1896
See also Inskipp et al. 2005 and Montanaro Gallitelli 1973
Sister taxa: Astreopora (Astreopora), Astreopora annulata, Astreopora antiguensis, Astreopora auvertiaca, Astreopora compressa, Astreopora decaphylla, Astreopora densata, Astreopora digitata, Astreopora dubiosa, Astreopora duwamishensis, Astreopora ehrenbergi, Astreopora expansa, Astreopora gatuncilloensis, Astreopora goethalsi, Astreopora gracilis, Astreopora hemisphaerica, Astreopora hexaphylla, Astreopora hochstetteri, Astreopora leightoni, Astreopora meneghiniana, Astreopora microcalix, Astreopora minima, Astreopora moretonensis, Astreopora mostarensis, Astreopora myriophthalma, Astreopora occidentalis, Astreopora portoricensis, Astreopora profunda, Astreopora rutteni, Astreopora sanjuanensis, Astreopora schedakena, Astreopora sphaeroidalis, Astreopora stellaris, Astreopora subcylindrica, Astreopora tecta, Astreopora wallaceae, Astreopora walli
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Eritrea (1), Kenya (3), Papua New Guinea (3)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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