Elasmocoenia rubrolineata Löser et al. 2009

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Alternative combinations: Latusastraeopsis rubrolineata, Latusastrea rubrolineata

Full reference: H. Löser, T. A. Stemann, and S. Mitchell. 2009. Oldest scleractinian fauna from Jamaica (Hauterivian, Benbow Inlier). Journal of Paleontology 83(3):333-349

Belongs to Elasmocoenia according to W. Kiessling 2014

See also Baron-Szabo 2009 and Löser et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Elasmocoenia mitzopoulosi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Copper, Benbow Inlier, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Devils Racecourse Formation of Jamaica

Distribution: found only at Copper, Benbow Inlier

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