Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) fernandesi Tavora et al. 2002 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: V. A. Tavora, D. F. Goncalves, and T. C. C. Araujo. 2002. Ocorrencia de uma nova especie de escleractineo (Coelenterata) na formacao Pirabas (Eomioceno), estado do Para [Occurrence of a new species of Scleractinia (Coelenterata) in the Pirabas Formation (Eomiocene), Para State]. Revista Brasileira de Geociencias 32(2):231-234

Belongs to Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) according to V. A. Tavora et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocyathus grayi, Acanthocyathus spinosa, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) transilvanicus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is B-17 quarry, Capanema, which is in a Miocene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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