Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
Alternative combination: Cyathomorpha splendens
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 Agathiphyllia according to A. F. Budd et al. 1992
Sister taxa: Agathiphyllia anguillensis, Agathiphyllia antiguensis, Agathiphyllia bosniaca, Agathiphyllia browni, Agathiphyllia gregaria, Agathiphyllia hilli, Agathiphyllia robusta, Agathiphyllia tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rifle Butts, USGS 6854, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Antigua Formation of Antigua and Barbuda
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (3 collections)
• Eocene of Panama (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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