Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Cyphastrea according to Gerth 1921
Sister taxa: Cyphastraea coloi, Cyphastraea costata, Cyphastrea aliceae, Cyphastrea buddae, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Cyphastrea crassa, Cyphastrea cymotoma, Cyphastrea decadia, Cyphastrea hexasepta, Cyphastrea japonica, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea monticulifera, Cyphastrea ocellina, Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea spinea, Cyphastrea tampae, Cyphastrea tubifera, Cyphastrea wanneri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Fiji (1), Indonesia (8), Papua New Guinea (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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