Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Alternative combinations: Dichocoenia trechmanni, Ovalastrea trechmanni
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 Barysmilia according to Baron-Szabo 2002
Sister taxa: Barysmilia brevicaulis, Barysmilia iberica, Barysmilia irregularis, Barysmilia vicentina
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
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (11 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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