Eusmilia fastigiata Pallas 1766 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Alternative combinations: Caryophyllia fastigiata, Lobophyllia fastigiata, Madrepora fastigiata, Mussa fastigiata

Belongs to Eusmilia according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851

Sister taxa: Eusmilia bainbridgensis, Eusmilia carrizensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Barbados (2), Belize (1), Cayman Islands (7), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (6), the Dominican Republic (5), Haiti (1), Jamaica (3), Mexico (1), the Netherlands Antilles (1), Panama (8), United States (4: Florida, Texas)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)

• Oligocene of France (2)

Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence

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