Madracis auretenra Locke et al. 2007 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Belongs to Madracis according to Locke et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Madracis asperula, Madracis crassisepta, Madracis crescentensis, Madracis decactis, Madracis decaseptata, Madracis densa, Madracis dodecachora, Madracis duncani, Madracis ganei, Madracis gregorioi, Madracis herricki, Madracis incerta, Madracis johnsoni, Madracis johnwellsi, Madracis kirbyi, Madracis labrum, Madracis myriaster, Madracis ornata, Madracis pharensis, Madracis rotiformis, Madracis stewarti, Madracis vaughani, Madracis wellsi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Flower Garden Banks (Quaternary of Texas)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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