Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
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 Pironastrea according to T. W. Vaughan 1919
Sister taxa: Pironastrea antiguensis, Pironastrea discoides, Pironastrea lamellosa, Pironastrea sangkoelirangensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 6966, Crocus Bay, which is in a Burdigalian/Serravallian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Anguilla Formation of Anguilla
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Anguilla (3 collections), Panama (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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