Palauastrea Yabe and Sugiyama 1941 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Parent taxon: Astrocoeniidae according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
Sister taxa: Astrocoenia, Astrocoeniinae, Haldonia, Madracis, Pinacophyllinae, Stephanocoenia, Stylocoenia
Subtaxa: Palauastrea ramosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Taiwan (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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