Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Calamophyllia portoricensis
Belongs to Caulastrea according to T. A. Stemann 2003
Sister taxa: Caulastraea geoffreyi, Caulastraea tournoueri, Caulastrea brevicaulis, Caulastrea connata, Caulastrea deformis, Caulastrea farsis, Caulastrea furcata, Caulastrea fusinieri, Caulastrea leptoclada, Caulastrea matheroni, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Caulastrea tumida
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (8 collections), Jamaica (1), the Netherlands Antilles (2), Panama (11)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (8), Jamaica (1)
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (5), Costa Rica (9), the Dominican Republic (4), Jamaica (1), the Netherlands Antilles (4)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Puerto Rico)
• Miocene of Panama (6), Trinidad and Tobago (5)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), Jamaica (2)
Total: 69 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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