Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Parent taxon: Fungiidae according to A. Gittenberger et al. 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002, Veron 2000 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Axoseris, Cantharellus, Cycloseris, Danafungia, Discotrochus, Fungia, Funginellastraea, Halomitra, Heliofungia, Herpolitha, Hydnophyllon, Leptophyllon, Lithophyllon, Lobactis, Parahalomitra, Phegmatoseris, Pleuractis, Podabacia, Polyphyllia, Reussiphyllon, Sandalolitha, Zoopilus
Subtaxa: Ctenactis crassa Ctenactis echinata
Type: Madrepora echinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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