Pleuractis Verrill 1864 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Parent taxon: Fungiidae according to W. Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: Axoseris, Cantharellus, Ctenactis, Cycloseris, Danafungia, Discotrochus, Fungia, Funginellastraea, Halomitra, Heliofungia, Herpolitha, Hydnophyllon, Leptophyllon, Lithophyllon, Lobactis, Parahalomitra, Podabacia, Polyphyllia, Reussiphyllon, Sandalolitha, Zoopilus
Subtaxa: Pleuractis paumotensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Egypt (2), Japan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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