Scolymia cubensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia cubensis
Belongs to Scolymia according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Scolymia australis, Scolymia lacera, Scolymia vitiensis, Parascolymia bracherti
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (5 collections), Costa Rica (5), Jamaica (2), Panama (1)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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