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Montastraea annularis (Ellis and Solander, 1786)

Montastraea annularis
Montastraea annularis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Faviidae
Genus: Montastraea
Species: Montastraea annularis (Ellis and Solander, 1786)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Miocene

Oligocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Arcadia Formation (Tampa Member)

References

None at this time.

Remarks

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see WoRMS. Note that WoRMS recognizes this taxon as Orbicella annularis (Ellis and Solander, 1786). Georeferenced occurrences are not available for records of the species in the Key Largo Limestone.

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Online Resources

None at this time.

Media

Images

Photograph of fossil of Montastraea annularis.
Montastraea annularis from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene Arcadia Formation (Tampa Member) of Hillsborough County, Florida (UF 8276).
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Figure of fossil of Montastraea annularis.
Specimen of Montastraea annularis figured by Ellis and Solander (1786, pl. 53, fig. 1 and 2).
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