Areopsammia bakerae Wells 1933

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Alternative combination: Paracyclolites bakerae

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 Areopsammia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Wells 1933

Sister taxon: Areopsammia alacca

Type specimen: Its type locality is Brushy Creek, Round Rock, lower Buda Formation, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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