Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: J. H. F. Umbgrove. 1924. Report on Pleistocene and Pliocene corals from Ceram. Geological, petrographical and palaeontological results of explorations, carried out from September 1917 till June 1919 in the island of Ceram, Second Series: Palaeontology 1:1-22
Belongs to Leptoria according to J. H. F. Umbgrove 1924
Sister taxa: Leptoria angigyra, Leptoria bithecata, Leptoria cantharelloides, Leptoria cristata, Leptoria hayae, Leptoria italica, Leptoria laxa, Leptoria netchensis, Leptoria patellaris, Leptoria pauca, Leptoria paucisepta, Leptoria phrygia, Leptoria reticulata, Leptoria selenkae, Leptoria spenceri, Leptoria traba
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lili-Bobot River, loc501, 502, Ceram, which is in a Pliocene shallow subtidal limestone in Indonesia.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lili-Bobot River, loc. 501, 502, Ceram
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