Antillophyllia chipolana Weisbord 1971 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Trachyphylliidae

Full reference: N. E. Weisbord. 1971. Corals from the Chipola and Jackson Bluff Formations of Florida. Geological Bulletin State of Florida Department of Natural Resources Division of Interior Resources Bureau of Geology 53:1-105

Belongs to Antillophyllia according to N. E. Weisbord 1971

Sister taxa: Antillophyllia californica, Antillophyllia constricta, Antillophyllia gesteri, Antillophyllia olssoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is CH4 - Chipola River [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian coastal marl in the Chipola Formation of Florida

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Florida collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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