Astrangia calhounensis Weisbord 1971 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

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 Astrangia according to N. E. Weisbord 1971

Sister taxa: Astrangia (Coenangia), Astrangia boreas, Astrangia clarki, Astrangia coalingensis, Astrangia cretacea, Astrangia danae, Astrangia expansa, Astrangia floridana, Astrangia grandis, Astrangia harrisi, Astrangia insignifica, Astrangia leonensis, Astrangia lineatus, Astrangia ludoviciana, Astrangia manthelanensis, Astrangia persica, Astrangia talquinensis, Astrangia vasconiensis, Astrangia wilcoxensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is CH5 - Chipola River [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian coastal sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at CH5 - Chipola River [Chipola Fm]

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