Endopachys tampae Wells 1975 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1975. A new species of Endopachys (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) from the Miocene of Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11:173-175

Belongs to Endopachys according to J. W. Wells 1975

Sister taxa: Endopachys alticostatum, Endopachys claibornensis, Endopachys expansum, Endopachys grayi, Endopachys lonsdalei, Endopachys maclurii, Endopachys minutum, Endopachys triangulare

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone]

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