Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Full reference: S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388
Belongs to Alveopora according to S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim 1974
See also López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: Alveopora allingi, Alveopora atarensis, Alveopora daedalea, Alveopora daxensis, Alveopora deningeri, Alveopora fenestrata, Alveopora japonica, Alveopora jessicae, Alveopora micropora, Alveopora oliveri, Alveopora polyacantha, Alveopora rudis, Alveopora somaliensis, Alveopora spongiosa, Alveopora tampae, Alveopora verrilliana
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 photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (4 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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