Petrophyllia weaveri Durham 1942 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Alternative combination: Archohelia weaveri

Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1942. Eocene and Oligocene coral faunas of Washington. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):84-104

Belongs to Petrophyllia according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Durham 1942 and Durham 1944

Sister taxa: Dendrophyllia (Petrophyllia) arkansensis, Petrophyllia clarki, Petrophyllia dartoni, Petrophyllia gardnerae, Petrophyllia limonensis, Petrophyllia rediviva, Petrophyllia remisovi, Petrophyllia vernonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Woodmans Wharf, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate in the Quimper Formation of Washington

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: California, Washington collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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