†Saltocyathus cumburindioensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
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 Saltocyathus according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009
Sister taxon: Saltocyathus urgonensis
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 epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loma de San Juan, coral reef
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