Pleuractis granulosa Klunzinger 1879 (stony coral)

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

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