Siderastrea mendenhalli Vaughan, 1917.


CC species number = 54

Photograph: xxxx.

Synonyms: Siderastrea californica Vaughan, 1917; Siderastrea hillsboroensis Vaughan, 1919.

Morphologic Description:

Colony Form: cerioid
Colony Shape: massive
Budding Type: extramural
Corallite Diameter: 3-5 mm (*)
Calice Relief: shallow
Septa Per Corallite: 48-54 (*)
Continuity of Septa: continuous
Columella Structure: trabecular (solid)
Columella Width: thick (*)
Synapticulae: 3-4 rings
Wall Structure: synapticulothecal
Wall Characteristics: thick (*)

Syntypes: USNM 63032 (Locality USGS 7616, Carrizo Creek, Imperial Formation, California. Mio-Pliocene).

Distribution: