Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Full reference: S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388
Belongs to Turbinaria according to S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim 1974
Sister taxa: Turbinaria crater, Turbinaria cyathiformis, Turbinaria frondens, Turbinaria grandis, Turbinaria irregularis, Turbinaria jacksoni, Turbinaria mesenterina, Turbinaria radicalis, Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria sitaensis, Turbinaria stellulata, Turbinaria tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pueblo Nuevo reef, Chiapas, Mexico, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the La Quinta Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Pueblo Nuevo reef, Chiapas, Mexico
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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