†Eusmilia bainbridgensis Durham 1942 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1942. Eocene and Oligocene coral faunas of Washington. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):84-104
Belongs to Eusmilia according to J. W. Durham 1942
See also Durham 1944 and López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: Eusmilia carrizensis, Eusmilia fastigiata
Type specimen: Its type locality is A-1807 Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, which is in a Chattian marine conglomerate in the Blakeley Formation of Washington
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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