Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: J. Felix. 1915. Jungtertiäre und quartäre Anthozoen von Timor und Obi, 1. Teil [Upper Tertiary and Quarternary Anthozoa from Timor and Obi, part 1]. Paläontologie von Timor 2:3-45
Belongs to Orbicella according to J. Felix 1915
Sister taxa: Orbicella annularis, Orbicella benoisti, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi, Orbicella limbata, Orbicella linggapadangensis, Orbicella murrayi, Orbicella nancyi, Orbicella pleiades, Orbicella praeheliopora
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gempol, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef limestone/marl in Indonesia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gempol
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