Lithophyllon concinna Verrill 1864 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combination: Fungia concinna
Synonym: Fungia plana Studer 1877
Belongs to Lithophyllon according to A. Gittenberger et al. 2011
See also Kiessling et al. 2011 and Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
Sister taxa: Lithophyllon priorum, Lithophyllon repanda, Lithophyllon undulatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Egypt (1), Eritrea (2), Indonesia (2), New Caledonia (1), Saudi Arabia (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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