Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combinations: Astrea rotumana, Favia rotumana
Belongs to Dipsastraea according to D. Huang et al. 2014
See also Yabe et al. 1936
Sister taxa: Dipsastraea albida, Dipsastraea amicorum, Dipsastraea favus, Dipsastraea helianthoides, Dipsastraea lacuna, Dipsastraea laxa, Dipsastraea lizardensis, Dipsastraea maritima, Dipsastraea matthaii, Dipsastraea maxima, Dipsastraea pallida, Dipsastraea speciosa, Dipsastraea veroni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Pitcairn (2), Sudan (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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