Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Favia lizardensis
Belongs to Dipsastraea according to D. Huang et al. 2014
See also Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Dipsastraea albida, Dipsastraea amicorum, Dipsastraea favus, Dipsastraea helianthoides, Dipsastraea lacuna, Dipsastraea laxa, Dipsastraea maritima, Dipsastraea matthaii, Dipsastraea maxima, Dipsastraea pallida, Dipsastraea rotumana, Dipsastraea speciosa, Dipsastraea veroni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Japan (1), Pakistan (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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