Acanthastrea hillae Wells 1955 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Belongs to Acanthastrea according to Wells 1955
Sister taxa: Acanthastrea crenulata, Acanthastrea dausi, Acanthastrea echinata, Acanthastrea hemprichii, Acanthastrea horrida, Acanthastrea lordhowensis, Acanthastrea polygonalis, Acanthastrea termofurae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection), Japan (1), Pakistan (1)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (2), Iran (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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