Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1916. Corals from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of California and Oregon. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(5):59-76
Belongs to Astrangia according to J. O. Nomland 1916
Sister taxa: Astrangia (Coenangia), Astrangia boreas, Astrangia calhounensis, Astrangia clarki, Astrangia coalingensis, Astrangia cretacea, Astrangia danae, Astrangia expansa, Astrangia floridana, Astrangia grandis, Astrangia harrisi, Astrangia leonensis, Astrangia lineatus, Astrangia ludoviciana, Astrangia manthelanensis, Astrangia persica, Astrangia talquinensis, Astrangia vasconiensis, Astrangia wilcoxensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Los Angeles, 4th Street, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in the Fernando Formation of California
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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