Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combinations: Madrepora maeandrites, Meandrina maeandrites, Pectinia maeandrites
Belongs to Meandrina according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
See also De Buisonjé 1974 and Weisbord 1974
Sister taxa: Meandrina africana, Meandrina alahuelensis, Meandrina antiguensis, Meandrina brasiliensis, Meandrina filograna
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Barbados (2 collections), Cayman Islands (6), Colombia (5), Costa Rica (8), the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (2), Mexico (1), the Netherlands Antilles (5), Panama (4), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Jamaica (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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