†Macgeopsis sonorensis Beauvais and Stump 1976 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae
Full reference: L. Beauvais and T. E. Stump. 1976. Corals, molluscs, and paleogeography of Late Jurassic strata of the Cerro Pozo Serna, Mexico. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 19:275-301
Belongs to Macgeopsis according to L. Beauvais and T. E. Stump 1976
Sister taxa: Macgeopsis complanata, Macgeopsis grandidieri, Macgeopsis subcylindrata, Macgeopsis turbinata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cerro Pozo Serna, SDSU 2309, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian coastal sandstone in Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Cerro Pozo Serna, SDSU 2309
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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