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Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)

Meandrina meandrites
Meandrina meandrites

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Meandrinidae
Genus: Meandrina
Species: Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Pleistocene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation
Caloosahatchee Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds)

References

None at this time.

Remarks

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see WoRMS.

Online Resources

None at this time.

Media

Images

Photograph of fossil of Meandrina meandrites.
Meandrina meandrites from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 123490).
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