Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Alternative combination: Maeandra bowersi

Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1917. The reef-coral fauna of Carrizo Creek, Imperial County, California, and its significance. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 98-T:355-375

Belongs to Diploria according to R. A. López-Pérez 2005

See also Budd and Johnson 1999 and Vaughan 1917

Sister taxa: Diploria antiguensis, Diploria clilvosa, Diploria dumblei, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Diploria portoricensis, Diploria sarasotana, Diploria zambensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Carrizo Creek, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Imperial Formation of California

Distribution: found only at Carrizo Creek

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