Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Full reference: K. Bromfield. 2013. Neogene Corals from the Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Bulletins of American Paleontology 387
Belongs to Alveopora according to K. Bromfield 2013
Sister taxa: Alveopora allingi, Alveopora atarensis, Alveopora chiapanecae, Alveopora daedalea, Alveopora daxensis, Alveopora deningeri, Alveopora fenestrata, Alveopora japonica, Alveopora micropora, Alveopora oliveri, Alveopora polyacantha, Alveopora rudis, Alveopora somaliensis, Alveopora spongiosa, Alveopora tampae, Alveopora verrilliana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ramandu PNG2.1, New Britain, which is in a Langhian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/packstone 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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