Madrepora solida Nomland 1916 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1916. Corals from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of California and Oregon. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California Publications 9(5):59-76

Belongs to Madrepora according to J. O. Nomland 1916

Sister taxa: Madrepora (Amphihelia), Madrepora bureaui, Madrepora costata, Madrepora granulata, Madrepora kauaiensis, Madrepora mississippiensis, Madrepora mitsukurii, Madrepora natchitochensis, Madrepora oculata, Madrepora poculata, Madrepora porcellana, Madrepora profunda, Madrepora punctulata, Madrepora vasseuri, Madrepora vicksburgensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc738, Coyote Mountain, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Imperial Formation of California.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 738, Coyote Mountain

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