Turbinolia jollaensis Hanna 1927 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398

Belongs to Turbinolia according to M. A. Hanna 1927

Sister taxa: Turbinolia (Turbinolia), Turbinolia attenuata, Turbinolia bowerbanki, Turbinolia capayasensis, Turbinolia claibornensis, Turbinolia clarki, Turbinolia costata, Turbinolia dickersoni, Turbinolia dixoni, Turbinolia fredericiana, Turbinolia gerardi, Turbinolia gigantissima, Turbinolia humilis, Turbinolia imbulata, Turbinolia insignifica, Turbinolia laminifera, Turbinolia lunnulitiformis, Turbinolia minor, Turbinolia mitrata, Turbinolia nilensis, Turbinolia nystiana, Turbinolia olssoni, Turbinolia paniselensis, Turbinolia pusillanima, Turbinolia quaylei, Turbinolia subtercisa, Turbinolia tenuis, Turbinolia vaughani, Turbinolia vicksburgensis, Turbinolia vincenti, Turbinolia wautubbeensis, Turbinolia weaveri

Type specimen: UCMP 31163. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 5091 Tecolote Creek, San Diego, which is in a Lutetian marine shale in the La Jolla Formation of California.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 5091 Tecolote Creek, San Diego

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