| Family: |
Lobophylliidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa including Red Sea to Melanesia, north to Japan and south to Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Formation: flabello-meandroid at the margin, submeandroid at the center; shallow valleys with flat floor. Columellae: often in 2 rows except at valley ends, or evenly distributed on flat areas. Color: often brown or green, valley floors and walls in contrasting colors (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in upper reef slopes away from wave action (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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