Septastrea matsoni Vaughan 1919 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

Belongs to Septastrea according to T. W. Vaughan 1919

Sister taxa: Septastrea altispina, Septastrea crassa, Septastrea kerioides, Septastrea marylandica

Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS Loc7873 - Usiacuri [Usiacuri Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in the UsiacurĂ­ Formation of Colombia.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Colombia (1 collection), United States (1: Florida)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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