Stylangia panamensis Vaughan 1919 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

Belongs to Stylangia according to T. W. Vaughan 1919

Sister taxa: Stylangia laddi, Stylangia neocomiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Vaughn Station 601 - Empire [Emperador Limestone], which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Culebra Formation of Panama

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Vaughn Station 601 - Empire [Emperador Limestone]

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