Meandrina brasiliensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combination: Ctenophyllia brasiliensis
Belongs to Meandrina according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Meandrina africana, Meandrina alahuelensis, Meandrina antiguensis, Meandrina filograna, Meandrina meandrites
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (2)
• Miocene of Panama (3)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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