Cyphastrea aliceae Bromfield 2013 (stony coral)

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 buddae, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Cyphastrea crassa, Cyphastrea cymotoma, Cyphastrea decadia, Cyphastrea gemmulifera, Cyphastrea hexasepta, Cyphastrea japonica, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea monticulifera, Cyphastrea ocellina, Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea spinea, Cyphastrea tampae, Cyphastrea tubifera, Cyphastrea wanneri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Malasait PNG3.3, New Britain, which is in a Serravallian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in the Yalam Formation of Papua New Guinea

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Papua New Guinea (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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