Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combination: Maeandra antiguensis
Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524
Belongs to Meandrina according to S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim 1974
Sister taxa: Meandrina africana, Meandrina alahuelensis, Meandrina bernardina, Meandrina brasiliensis, Meandrina filograna, Meandrina linearis, Meandrina meandrites, Meandrina vermicularis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Willoughby Bay, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Antigua Formation of Antigua and Barbuda
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), Mexico (2), Panama (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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