Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1942. Eocene and Oligocene coral faunas of Washington. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):84-104
Belongs to Madracis according to J. W. Durham 1942
Sister taxa: Madracis asperula, Madracis auretenra, Madracis crassisepta, Madracis crescentensis, Madracis decactis, Madracis decaseptata, Madracis densa, Madracis dodecachora, Madracis duncani, Madracis ganei, Madracis gregorioi, Madracis herricki, Madracis incerta, Madracis johnsoni, Madracis johnwellsi, Madracis kirbyi, Madracis labrum, Madracis myriaster, Madracis ornata, Madracis pharensis, Madracis rotiformis, Madracis vaughani, Madracis wellsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP Loc. A-3206 - Observatory Point [Crescent Fm], which is in a Ypresian marine volcaniclastic in the Crescent Formation of Washington.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at UCMP Loc. A-3206 - Observatory Point [Crescent Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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