Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Astrea favulus
Belongs to Goniastrea according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Goniastrea aloysiisabaudiae, Goniastrea australensis, Goniastrea canalis, Goniastrea capitata, Goniastrea cocchii, Goniastrea columella, Goniastrea crassisepta, Goniastrea curasavica, Goniastrea delemontana, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea grandiflora, Goniastrea insignis, Goniastrea longula, Goniastrea matanomadhensis, Goniastrea muralis, Goniastrea parvistella, Goniastrea parvula, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea stelligera, Goniastrea tenera, Goniastrea thiergartensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (12 collections), Indonesia (1), Japan (2), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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