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 Cyphastrea according to K. Bromfield 2013
Sister taxa: Cyphastraea coloi, Cyphastraea costata, Cyphastrea aliceae, Cyphastrea buddae, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Cyphastrea crassa, Cyphastrea cymotoma, Cyphastrea decadia, Cyphastrea gemmulifera, Cyphastrea hexasepta, Cyphastrea japonica, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea monticulifera, Cyphastrea ocellina, Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea tampae, Cyphastrea tubifera, Cyphastrea wanneri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Daliconi FLV1.2, Vanua Balevu, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/grainstone in the Tokelau Formation of Fiji
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Daliconi FLV1.2, Vanua Balevu
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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