Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Alternative combination: Maeandra portoricensis
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 Diploria according to T. A. Stemann 2003
Sister taxa: Diploria antiguensis, Diploria bowersi, Diploria clilvosa, Diploria dumblei, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Diploria sarasotana, Diploria zambensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 3191, Lares, which is in a Chattian perireef or subreef limestone in the Pepino Formation of Puerto Rico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Jamaica (2 collections), Puerto Rico (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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