Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Alternative combination: Astrea decactis
Belongs to Madracis according to P. H. De Buisonjé 1974
See also Wells 1934
Sister taxa: Madracis asperula, Madracis auretenra, Madracis crassisepta, Madracis crescentensis, Madracis decaseptata, Madracis densa, Madracis dodecachora, Madracis duncani, Madracis ganei, Madracis gregorioi, Madracis herricki, Madracis incerta, Madracis johnsoni, Madracis johnwellsi, Madracis kirbyi, Madracis labrum, Madracis myriaster, Madracis ornata, Madracis pharensis, Madracis rotiformis, Madracis stewarti, Madracis vaughani, Madracis wellsi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bonaire (1 collection), Cayman Islands (1), Costa Rica (39), Curaçao (1), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (2), Panama (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of the Bahamas (1), Costa Rica (1)
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (3), Costa Rica (1), Curaçao (11), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Curaçao (1), the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of Curaçao (1), the Dominican Republic (2)
• Eocene of Barbados (1)
Total: 73 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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