Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: K. Bromfield. 2013. Neogene Corals from the Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Bulletins of American Paleontology 387
Belongs to Caulastraea according to K. Bromfield 2013
Sister taxa: Caulastraea tournoueri, Caulastrea brevicaulis, Caulastrea connata, Caulastrea deformis, Caulastrea farsis, Caulastrea furcata, Caulastrea fusinieri, Caulastrea leptoclada, Caulastrea matheroni, Caulastrea portoricensis, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Caulastrea tumida
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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