Dipsastraea maxima Veron and Pichon 1977 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Favia maxima
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 lizardensis, Dipsastraea maritima, Dipsastraea matthaii, Dipsastraea pallida, Dipsastraea rotumana, Dipsastraea speciosa, Dipsastraea veroni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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