†Thamnarea hornosensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae
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 Thamnarea according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009
Sister taxon: Thamnarea lithodes
Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Los Hornos, rudist-coral biostrome, which is in an Aptian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cumburindio Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Arroyo Los Hornos, rudist-coral biostrome
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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