Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Alternative combination: Polyastra venosa
Belongs to Pavona according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Pavona (Pavona), Pavona banoensis, Pavona bipartita, Pavona bronni, 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 yamanarii, Pavona (Pseudocolumnastrea) modeloensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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