Euphyllia romani Bromfield 2013 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Full reference: K. Bromfield. 2013. Neogene Corals from the Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Bulletins of American Paleontology 387

Belongs to Euphyllia according to K. Bromfield 2013

Sister taxa: Euphyllia caliculata, Euphyllia crassiramosa, Euphyllia donatoi, Euphyllia fimbriata, Euphyllia glabrescens, Plocophyllia gregaria

Type specimen: Its type locality is Benteng West, ISS1.2, Salayar Island, which is in a Messinian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone/grainstone in the Salayar Formation of Indonesia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Benteng West, ISS1.2, Salayar Island

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