Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combinations: Favioseris anomalos, Ovalastrea anomalos
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 Dichocoenia according to Baron-Szabo 2002
Sister taxa: Dichocoenia aenigma, Dichocoenia alabamensis, Dichocoenia caloosahatcheensis, Dichocoenia eminens, Dichocoenia stokesi, Dichocoenia tuberosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Catadupa, "Catadupa Beds", which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone in the "Catadupa Beds" Formation of Jamaica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (3 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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