†Septastrea kerioides Vaughan and Popenoe 1935 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Full reference: T. W. Vaughan and W. P. Popenoe. 1935. The coral fauna of the Midway Eocene of Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3301:325-349
Belongs to Septastrea according to T. W. Vaughan and W. P. Popenoe 1935
Sister taxa: Septastrea altispina, Septastrea crassa, Septastrea marylandica, Septastrea matsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 11937 Rocky Crossing, Little Brazos River, which is in a Danian coastal sandstone in the Kincaid Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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