Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland 1952 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Belongs to Leptastrea according to Crossland 1952
Sister taxa: Leptastrea bewickensis, Leptastrea bottae, Leptastrea hertleini, Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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