Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Full reference: N. E. Weisbord. 1974. Late Cenozoic corals of south Florida. Bulletins of American Paleontology 66(285):259-544
Belongs to Dichocoenia according to N. E. Weisbord 1974
Sister taxa: Dichocoenia aenigma, Dichocoenia alabamensis, Dichocoenia anomalos, Dichocoenia eminens, Dichocoenia stokesi, Dichocoenia tuberosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Caloosahatchee River and Shell Creek, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene shallow subtidal marl/sandstone in the Caloosahatchee Formation of Florida
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1), United States (2: Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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