Actinacis valverdensis Wells 1933 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

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 Actinacis according to J. W. Wells 1933

Sister taxa: Actinacis alabamensis, Actinacis barretti, Actinacis cognata, Actinacis elegans, Actinacis haueri, Actinacis magna, Actinacis martiniana, Actinacis miyakoensis, Actinacis parvulina, Actinacis phineus, Actinacis remesi, Actinacis reussi, Actinacis rollei, Actinacis sawkinsi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Painted Cave, Rio Grande, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Devils River Limestone Formation of Texas

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Painted Cave, Rio Grande

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.