†Stylangia laddi Wells 1944 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1944. Cretaceous, tertiary, and recent corals, a sponge, and an alga from Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 18(5):429-447
Belongs to Stylangia according to J. W. Wells 1944
Sister taxa: Stylangia neocomiensis, Stylangia panamensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Las Cinco Ceibas, which is in an Aptian/Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Barranquin Formation of Venezuela
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (2 collections), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Venezuela (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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