Cyclomussa concinna Wells 1941 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1941. Cretaceous and Eocene corals from northwestern Peru. Bulletins of American Paleontology 98(26):1-26

Belongs to Cyclomussa according to J. W. Wells 1941

See also López-Pérez 2005

Sister taxon: Cyclomussa carryensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Casa Saman, Chira Valley, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Chira Formation of Peru

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Casa Saman, Chira Valley

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