†Lophelia tubaeformis Squires 1957 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: D. F. Squires. 1957. New Species of Caryophylliid corals from the Gulf Coast Tertiary. Journal of Paleontology 31(5):992-996
Belongs to Lophelia according to D. F. Squires 1957
Sister taxa: Lophelia parvisepta, Lophelia pertusa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gulf Coast Tertiary II, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian offshore siliciclastic/siltstone in Georgia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gulf Coast Tertiary II
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