Leptastrea bewickensis Veron and Pichon 1977 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Belongs to Leptastrea according to Veron and Pichon 1977
Sister taxa: Leptastrea bottae, Leptastrea hertleini, Leptastrea pruinosa, Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
• Miocene of Papua New Guinea (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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