Gardineroseris planulata Dana 1846 (stony coral)
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Alternative combinations: Agaricia planulata, Pavona planulata
Synonym: Agariciella ponderosa Gardiner 1905
Belongs to Gardineroseris according to C. R. C. Sheppard 1987
See also Chevalier 1968, Kiessling 2008 and López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection), Japan (4), Kenya (2), Mexico (1), New Caledonia (2), New Zealand (2), Papua New Guinea (5), Saudi Arabia (1), United States (1: Hawaii)
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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