Oulophyllia crispa Lamarck 1816 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Meandrina crispa
Synonym: Oulophyllia aspera Quelch 1886
Belongs to Oulophyllia according to Matthai 1928
See also Kiessling et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Oulophyllia angustivallis, Oulophyllia bennettae, Oulophyllia californica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Japan (4), New Caledonia (2)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), Malaysia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Tanzania (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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