Lithophyllon repanda Dana 1846 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combination: Fungia repanda
Belongs to Lithophyllon according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
Sister taxa: Lithophyllon mokai, Lithophyllon priorum, Lithophyllon undulatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Eritrea (2), Saudi Arabia (4), Sudan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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