Echinopora forskaliana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combinations: Astrea forskaliana, Orbicella forskaliana
Belongs to Echinopora according to M. Wijsman-Best 1980
See also Felix 1915
Sister taxa: Echinopora crassatina, Echinopora fruticulosa, Echinopora gemmacea, Echinopora hirsutissima, Echinopora lamellosa, Echinopora mammiformis, Echinopora miocenica, Echinopora pacificus, Echinopora pelarangensis, Echinopora porosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (9 collections), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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