Isophyllia rigida Dana 1848 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Alternative combinations: Astraea rigida, Isophyllastrea rigida
Belongs to Isophyllia according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
Sister taxa: Isophyllia desotoensis, Isophyllia rosacea, Isophyllia sinuosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Barbados (2), Cayman Islands (14), Colombia (3), Curaçao (1), Jamaica (2), Mexico (1)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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