Leptoseris yabei Pillai and Scheer 1976 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Alternative combination: Pavona yabei

Belongs to Leptoseris according to C. R. C. Sheppard 1987

Sister taxa: Leptoseris alternans, Leptoseris amitoriensis, Leptoseris anguillensis, Leptoseris cucullata, Leptoseris delicatissima, Leptoseris dinarica, Leptoseris explanata, Leptoseris floriformis, Leptoseris gardineri, Leptoseris glabra, Leptoseris hawaiiensis, Leptoseris irregularis, Leptoseris lauensis, Leptoseris mycetoseroides, Leptoseris papyracea, Leptoseris phylloides, Leptoseris portoricensis, Leptoseris santaciliaensis, Leptoseris scabra, Leptoseris solida, Leptoseris speciosa, Leptoseris walli

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (6 collections), New Zealand (1), Saudi Arabia (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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