Atopocoenia kugleri Wells 1974 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1974. A new genus of scleractinian coral from the Early Tertiary of Venezuela. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 84(1):377-379

Belongs to Atopocoenia according to J. W. Wells 1974

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Los Bagres, Isla Margarita, which is in an Oligocene shallow subtidal limestone in the Los Bagres Formation of Venezuela

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Los Bagres, Isla Margarita

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