Herpolitha limax Esper 1797 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combination: Madrepora limax
Synonyms: Fungia weberi van der Horst 1921, Herpetolitha crassa Dana 1846, Herpolitha weberi van der Horst 1921
Belongs to Herpolitha according to Umbgrove 1939
See also Inskipp et al. 2005, Kiessling 2014 and Umbgrove 1924
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Eritrea (1), Indonesia (2), Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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