Pleuractis granulosa Klunzinger 1879 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combination: Fungia granulosa
Belongs to Pleuractis according to A. Gittenberger et al. 2011
See also Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Pleuractis moluccensis, Pleuractis paumotensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Eritrea (1), Japan (1), Saudi Arabia (5), Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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