ammonites
Leptoria netchensis Chevalier 1968 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1968. Les Madreporaires fossiles de Mare [The fossil corals from Mare]. Expedition Francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle Caledonie 3:85-158

Belongs to Leptoria according to J. P. Chevalier 1968

Sister taxa: Leptoria angigyra, Leptoria bithecata, Leptoria cantharelloides, Leptoria concentrica, Leptoria cristata, Leptoria italica, Leptoria laxa, Leptoria pauca, Leptoria paucisepta, Leptoria pennata, Leptoria phrygia, Leptoria reticulata, Leptoria selenkae, Leptoria spenceri

Type specimen: Its type locality is MA 162, Padawa, Maré Island, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in New Caledonia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore