Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1973. New and old scleractinian corals from Jamaica. Bulletin of Marine Science 23(1):16-58
Belongs to Mycetophyllia according to Wells 1973
Sister taxa: Mycetophyllia aliciae, Mycetophyllia bullbrooki, Mycetophyllia danaana, Mycetophyllia lamarckiana, Mycetophyllia multistellata, Mycetophyllia reesi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (8 collections), Jamaica (1), Panama (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Costa Rica (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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