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 Asterosmilia according to S. D. Cairns 1995
Sister taxa: Asterosmilia abnormalis, Asterosmilia aliquantula, Asterosmilia alloiteaui, Asterosmilia compressa, Asterosmilia duncani, Asterosmilia exarata, Asterosmilia hilli, Asterosmilia profunda
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lomas del Mar, eastern sequence, sample 1119, Limon Basin, which is in a Pleistocene transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone in the Moin Formation of Costa Rica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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