Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Full reference: H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor. 2009. Cretaceous corals from the Huetamo region, Michoacan and Guerrero, southwestern Mexico. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 116:1-169
Belongs to Actinaraea according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009
Sister taxa: Actinaraea (Camptodocis), Actinaraea granulata, Actinaraea minuta, Actinaraea robusta, Actinaraea tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Loma de San Juan, coral reef, which is in an Aptian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Cumburindio Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), Venezuela (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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