Siderastrea pliocenica Vaughan, 1919.


CC species number = 55

Photograph: xxxx.

Synonyms: none.

Morphologic Description:

Colony Form: cerioid
Colony Shape: massive
Budding Type: extramural
Corallite Diameter:4.5-5 mm (*)
Calice Relief: shallow
Septa Per Corallite: 40-48 (*)
Continuity of Septa: usually continuous
Columella Structure: trabecular (solid)
Columella Width: thick (*)
Synapticulae: 4-5 rings
Wall Structure: synapticulothecal
Wall Characteristics: thick (*)

Holotype: USNM 325184 (Locality USGS 2662, Caloosahatchee Formation, Florida. Late Pliocene).

Distribution: