Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Full reference: H. Bentson. 1943. Eocene (Capay) corals from California. Journal of Paleontology 17(3):289-297
Belongs to Turbinolia according to H. Bentson 1943
Sister taxa: Turbinolia (Turbinolia), Turbinolia attenuata, Turbinolia bowerbanki, Turbinolia claibornensis, Turbinolia clarki, Turbinolia costata, Turbinolia dickersoni, Turbinolia dixoni, Turbinolia fredericiana, Turbinolia gerardi, Turbinolia gigantissima, Turbinolia humilis, Turbinolia imbulata, Turbinolia insignifica, Turbinolia jollaensis, Turbinolia laminifera, Turbinolia lunnulitiformis, Turbinolia minor, Turbinolia mitrata, Turbinolia nilensis, Turbinolia nystiana, Turbinolia olssoni, Turbinolia paniselensis, Turbinolia pusillanima, Turbinolia quaylei, Turbinolia subtercisa, Turbinolia tenuis, Turbinolia vaughani, Turbinolia vicksburgensis, Turbinolia vincenti, Turbinolia wautubbeensis, Turbinolia weaveri
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc. A-1313, Smith Canyon, Capay Valley, which is in a Ypresian deep subtidal mudstone/conglomerate in the Capay Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Turbinolia capayasensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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