Stephanophyllia vacavillensis Palmer 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Full reference: D. B. K. Palmer. 1923. A fauna from the Middle Eocene shales near Vacaville, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(8):289-318

Belongs to Stephanophyllia according to D. B. K. Palmer 1923

Sister taxa: Stephanophyllia californica, Stephanophyllia cribraria, Stephanophyllia elegans, Stephanophyllia fungulus, Stephanophyllia hexaflora, Stephanophyllia imperialis, Stephanophyllia implexa, Stephanophyllia indica, Stephanophyllia lanquinei, Stephanophyllia michelini, Stephanophyllia nysti, Stephanophyllia plattenwaldensis

Type specimen: UCMP 30687. Its type locality is UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in California.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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