Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Meandrina (Placocyathus) variabilis
Belongs to Placocyathus according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Budd et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Placocyathus alveolus, Placocyathus barretti, Placocyathus costatus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (16 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1), Jamaica (1)
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (3), Costa Rica (3), the Dominican Republic (5), Jamaica (2), the Netherlands Antilles (5), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (6), Haiti (1), Panama (9)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1)
Total: 54 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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