Tubicora aylmeri Gregory 1900 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Parasmiliidae

Alternative combination: Calamophyllia aylmeri

Synonyms: Sagittastraea piveteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Tubicora somaliensis Latham 1929

Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1900. On the geology and fossil corals and echinids of Somaliland. The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 56:26-45

Belongs to Tubicora according to Carbone 1993

See also Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Carbone et al. 1993, Gregory 1900 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Tubicora aylmeri: 1. Its type locality is Auradu, Auradu Limestone, which is in a Paleocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Auradu Limestone Formation of Somalia.
  • Sagittastraea piveteaui: Its type locality is Aurignac, Midi-Pyrénées, which is in a Danian marine horizon in France.
  • Tubicora somaliensis: Its type locality is Geba Geba, northern Somalia, which is in an Eocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Somalia.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Eocene of Somalia (4 collections)

• Paleocene of France (1), Somalia (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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