Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: J. Felix. 1921. Fossile Anthozoen von Borneo [Fossil Anthozoa from Borneo]. Paläontologie von Timor 9:1-64
Belongs to Cyphastrea according to Felix 1921
Sister taxa: Cyphastraea coloi, Cyphastraea costata, Cyphastrea aliceae, Cyphastrea buddae, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Cyphastrea crassa, Cyphastrea cymotoma, Cyphastrea decadia, Cyphastrea gemmulifera, Cyphastrea hexasepta, Cyphastrea japonica, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea ocellina, Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea spinea, Cyphastrea tampae, Cyphastrea tubifera, Cyphastrea wanneri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Binanga River, W34, Borneo, which is in a Miocene perireef or subreef marl in Indonesia.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Indonesia (4 collections)
• Eocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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