Psammocora stellata Verrill 1866 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Alternative combinations: Psammocora (Stephanaria) stellata, Stephanocora stellata
Belongs to Psammocora according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
See also López-Pérez 2005
Sister taxa: Psammocora (Stephanaria), Psammocora columna, Psammocora explanulata, Psammocora gasparillensis, Psammocora obtusangula, Psammocora paponica, Psammocora profundacella, Psammocora trinitatis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Mexico (4), Panama (4)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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