Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110
Belongs to Astrocoenia according to J. W. Wells 1934
Sister taxa: Astrocoenia aegyptiaca, Astrocoenia aspera, Astrocoenia barranquinensis, Astrocoenia bistellata, Astrocoenia blanfordi, Astrocoenia budaensis, Astrocoenia calixtoensis, Astrocoenia dachiardii, Astrocoenia decaturensis, Astrocoenia delemontana, Astrocoenia dickersoni, Astrocoenia dilloni, Astrocoenia dixae, Astrocoenia dubia, Astrocoenia excavata, Astrocoenia expansa, Astrocoenia gerthi, Astrocoenia gibbosa, Astrocoenia gregoryi, Astrocoenia guantanamensis, Astrocoenia hexactis, Astrocoenia idahoensis, Astrocoenia immersa, Astrocoenia incrustans, Astrocoenia jukesbrownei, Astrocoenia laminosa, Astrocoenia lobatorotundata, Astrocoenia meinzeri, Astrocoenia miocenica, Astrocoenia multigranosa, Astrocoenia nana, Astrocoenia nathani, Astrocoenia newtoni, Astrocoenia nidiformis, Astrocoenia nuevitasensis, Astrocoenia numisma, Astrocoenia oppelii, Astrocoenia palmata, Astrocoenia peruviana, Astrocoenia petrosa, Astrocoenia portoricoensis, Astrocoenia rariseptata, Astrocoenia reussiana, Astrocoenia schardti, Astrocoenia scyphoidea, Astrocoenia simplex, Astrocoenia somalica, Astrocoenia spongilla, Astrocoenia subreticulata, Astrocoenia tenuisepta, Astrocoenia tuberosa, Astrocoenia zitteli
Type specimen: Its type locality is Spring Mount [Yellow Limestone Gp], which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal limestone in Jamaica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Jamaica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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