Astrangia clarki Durham 1942 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1942. Eocene and Oligocene coral faunas of Washington. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):84-104

Belongs to Astrangia according to J. W. Durham 1942

See also Durham 1944

Sister taxa: Astrangia (Coenangia), Astrangia boreas, Astrangia calhounensis, Astrangia coalingensis, Astrangia cretacea, Astrangia danae, Astrangia expansa, Astrangia floridana, Astrangia grandis, Astrangia harrisi, Astrangia insignifica, Astrangia leonensis, Astrangia lineatus, Astrangia ludoviciana, Astrangia manthelanensis, Astrangia persica, Astrangia talquinensis, Astrangia vasconiensis, Astrangia wilcoxensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Woodmans Wharf, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate in the Quimper Formation of Washington

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Woodmans Wharf

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