Montastrea tabulata Martin 1880 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae

Alternative combinations: Heliastrea tabulata, Orbicella tabulata

Belongs to Montastrea according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Montastraea cavernosa, Montastraea cylindrica, Montastraea endothecata, Montastraea faveolata, Montastraea franksi, Montastrea alpina, Montastrea antilliana, Montastrea bachmayeri, Montastrea brevis, Montastrea bumi, Montastrea cavernosa, Montastrea colemani, Montastrea costata, Montastrea cribraria, Montastrea cubana, Montastrea cylindrica, Montastrea davisina, Montastrea endothecata, Montastrea eocenica, Montastrea exsculpta, Montastrea felixi, Montastrea gabbi, Montastrea imperatoris, Montastrea inaequalis, Montastrea intermedia, Montastrea irradians, Montastrea katzeri, Montastrea lauensis, Montastrea laurae, Montastrea lepidoides, Montastrea lilli, Montastrea lyonsi, Montastrea nodosa, Montastrea orbitoides, Montastrea pecosensis, Montastrea pediculata, Montastrea peninsularis, Montastrea pomeli, Montastrea prima, Montastrea roemeriana, Montastrea rotunda, Montastrea rudis, Montastrea schuberti, Montastrea schweinfurthi, Montastrea tampaensis, Montastrea tchihatcheffi, Montastrea texana, Montastrea trinitatis, Phyllocoenia sculpta

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (2)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Indonesia (1)

• Eocene of Indonesia (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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