Hydnophora tenella Quelch 1886 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Hydnophora according to Quelch 1886
Sister taxa: Hydnophora ackermanni, Hydnophora affinis, Hydnophora astraeoides, Hydnophora cristatoseriata, Hydnophora exesa, Hydnophora ferryi, Hydnophora grandis, Hydnophora infundibulum, Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora oppenheimi, Hydnophora pilosa, Hydnophora provincialis, Hydnophora pulchra, Hydnophora rudis, Hydnophora styriaca, Hydnophora variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Malaysia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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