†Placocyathus barretti Duncan 1863 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Meandrina (Placocyathus) barretti
Full reference: P. M. Duncan. 1863. On the fossil corals of the West Indian Islands. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 19:406-458
Belongs to Placocyathus according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Budd et al. 1994 and Duncan 1863
Sister taxa: Placocyathus alveolus, Placocyathus costatus, Placocyathus variabilis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Jamaica (2), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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