Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combinations: Caryophyllia fastigiata, Lobophyllia fastigiata, Madrepora fastigiata, Mussa fastigiata
Belongs to Eusmilia according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Sister taxa: Eusmilia bainbridgensis, Eusmilia carrizensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Barbados (2), Belize (1), Cayman Islands (7), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (6), the Dominican Republic (5), Haiti (1), Jamaica (3), Mexico (1), the Netherlands Antilles (1), Panama (8), United States (4: Florida, Texas)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Oligocene of France (2)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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