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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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