Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Alternative combination: Orbicella bumi
Full reference: R. Osberger. 1955. Beschreibung einiger tertiärer Korallen von Java [Description of some Tertiary corals from Java]. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte (6)252-256
Belongs to Montastrea according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Osberger 1955
Sister taxa: Montastraea cavernosa, Montastraea cylindrica, Montastraea endothecata, Montastraea faveolata, Montastraea franksi, Montastrea alpina, Montastrea antilliana, Montastrea bachmayeri, Montastrea brevis, 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 tabulata, Montastrea tampaensis, Montastrea tchihatcheffi, Montastrea texana, Montastrea trinitatis, Phyllocoenia sculpta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gunung Masigit, which is in an Oligocene/Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Rajamandala Formation of Indonesia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Gunung Masigit
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