Orbicella franksi Gregory 1895 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Montastrea franksi
Belongs to Orbicella according to W. Kiessling 2014
Sister taxa: Orbicella annularis, Orbicella benoisti, Orbicella boehmi, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella limbata, Orbicella linggapadangensis, Orbicella murrayi, Orbicella nancyi, Orbicella pleiades, Orbicella praeheliopora
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), the Dominican Republic (3), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), Panama (6), Virgin Islands (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Panama (3)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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