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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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