Endopachys expansum Conrad 1856 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1856. Observations on the Eocene deposit of Jackson, Mississippi, with descriptions of thirty-four new species of shells and corals. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:257-263

Belongs to Endopachys according to T. A. Conrad 1856

Sister taxa: Endopachys alticostatum, Endopachys claibornensis, Endopachys grayi, Endopachys lonsdalei, Endopachys maclurii, Endopachys minutum, Endopachys tampae, Endopachys triangulare

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Jackson

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