Echinopora hirsutissima Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Echinopora according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Sister taxa: Echinopora crassatina, Echinopora forskaliana, Echinopora fruticulosa, Echinopora gemmacea, Echinopora lamellosa, Echinopora mammiformis, Echinopora miocenica, Echinopora pacificus, Echinopora pelarangensis, Echinopora porosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Japan (2), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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