Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1947. Coral Studies, Part III. Three new Cretaceous corals from Texas and Alabama, Part IV. A new species of Phyllangia from the Florida Miocene, Part V. A new Coenocyathus from Florida. Bulletins of American Paleontology 31(123):162-176
Belongs to Phyllangia according to Wells 1947
Sister taxa: Phyllangia americana, Phyllangia divaricata, Phyllangia epithecalis, Phyllangia imbricata, Phyllangia thilensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson Bluff, which is in a Miocene coastal marl in the Duplin Formation of Florida
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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