†Protaraea richmondensis Foerste 1909 (tabulate coral)
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Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae
Belongs to Protaraea according to Foerste 1909
Sister taxa: Protaraea diffluens, Protaraea procella, Stylaraea parva
Subtaxa: Protaraea richmondensis papillata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Ontario collections), United States (45: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 49 collections each including a single occurrence
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