Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Alternative combination: Stephanocoenia decaseptata
Full reference: N. E. Weisbord. 1971. Corals from the Chipola and Jackson Bluff Formations of Florida. Geological Bulletin State of Florida Department of Natural Resources Division of Interior Resources Bureau of Geology 53:1-105
Belongs to Madracis according to T. A. Stemann 2003
Sister taxa: Madracis asperula, Madracis auretenra, Madracis crassisepta, Madracis crescentensis, Madracis decactis, Madracis densa, Madracis dodecachora, Madracis duncani, Madracis ganei, Madracis gregorioi, Madracis herricki, Madracis incerta, Madracis johnsoni, Madracis johnwellsi, Madracis kirbyi, Madracis labrum, Madracis myriaster, Madracis ornata, Madracis pharensis, Madracis rotiformis, Madracis stewarti, Madracis vaughani, Madracis wellsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is FLX [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine horizon in the Chipola Formation of Florida
Distribution:
• Miocene of Jamaica (1 collection), Panama (2), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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