Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion. 1992. Paleontology of the Eocene Bateque Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 434:1-55
Belongs to Stylosmilia according to R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Stylosmilia alpina, Stylosmilia catenula, Stylosmilia corallina, Stylosmilia crassitheca, Stylosmilia fascicularis, Stylosmilia flexuosa, Stylosmilia gregorii, Stylosmilia kangpaensis, Stylosmilia michelini, Stylosmilia naumanni, Stylosmilia octonaria, Stylosmilia shirakurai, Stylosmilia solidecolumella, Stylosmilia subgracilis, Stylosmilia suevica, Stylosmilia tanggulaensis, Stylosmilia tenuis, Stylosmilia tingriensis, Stylosmilia yabei
Type specimen: Its type locality is CSUN Loc1220a [Bateque Fm], which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/reef rocks in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at CSUN Loc. 1220a [Bateque Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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