Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Alternative combination: Thysanus vaughani
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 Symbiangia according to J. W. Wells 1972
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is CH4 - Chipola River [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian coastal marl in the Chipola Formation of Florida
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (14: Florida collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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