Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Alternative combination: Plesiastrea spongiformis
Belongs to Stephanocoenia according to A. B. Foster 1987
Sister taxa: Stephanocoenia antiquus, Stephanocoenia bernardiana, Stephanocoenia dendroidea, Stephanocoenia duncani, Stephanocoenia florida, Stephanocoenia greppini, Stephanocoenia intermedia, Stephanocoenia intersepta, Stephanocoenia peruviana, Stephanocoenia plana, Stephanocoenia rollieri, Stephanocoenia sinemuriensis, Stephanocoenia storrsi, Stephanocoenia tenuis, Stephanocoenia tricoronata, Stephanocoenia tuberosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (7 collections), Panama (2)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (8), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (8)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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