Heliopora stewarti Budd et al. 1992

Anthozoa - Helioporacea

Full reference: A. F. Budd, T. S. Stemann, and R. H. Stewart. 1992. Eocene Caribbean Reef Corals: A Unique Fauna from the Gatuncillo Formation of Panama. Journal of Paleontology 66(4):570-594

Belongs to Heliopora according to A. F. Budd et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Heliopora bennetti, Heliopora boettgeri, Heliopora lusanovkaensis, Heliopora mexicanae, Heliopora radiata, Heliopora sparsipora

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lago Alahuela, Panama, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm mudstone/limestone in the Gatuncillo Formation of Panama

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lago Alahuela, Panama

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