†Ogilviastraea richardsi Wells 1933
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Alternative combination: Placohelia richardsi
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288
Belongs to Ogilviastraea according to S. D. Cairns 1991
See also Wells 1933
Sister taxon: Ogilviastraea bigemmis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Santa Fe railroad quarry, Belton, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Comanche Peak Limestone Formation of Texas
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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