†Oxysmilia pliocenica Cairns 1995 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: S. D. Cairns. 1995. New records of azooxanthellate stony corals (Cnidaria: Scleractinia and Stylasteridae) from the Neogene of Panama and Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3):533-550
Belongs to Oxysmilia according to S. D. Cairns 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is PPP# 311 - Cayo Agua [Cayo Agua Fm], which is in a Piacenzian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Cayo Agua Formation of Panama
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Panama (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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