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Dendrogyra

Ehrenberg, 1834, p.324

This taxon was originally described as a subgenus, and raised to a genus by Milne Edwards and Haime (1848).

Type Species

Maeandra (Dendrogyra) cylindrus Ehrenberg, 1834, p.324; Original Designation Ehrenberg, 1834, p.324

Type Specimen: Holotype; ZMB 616; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Antilles (Recent)

Classification

Synonyms

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Miocene
  • Central America, Caribbean; Pliocene - Pleistocene
  • North America; Pleistocene
  • Central America; Pleistocene
  • Caribbean; Pleistocene
  • South America; Pleistocene
  • Western Atlantic; Recent
  • Caribbean; Holocene
Source: Paleobiology database (accessed 5/26/12), Veron (2000). Historical distribution: Eocene-Recent., Europe-West Indies-North America (Wells, 1956). Distribution contributed by Matthew Tibbits.

This page has been in preparation since 19-Jul-2010 02:03

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 03-Jul-2012 22:41.

Page authors are: Ann Budd. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd


Holotype of Maeandra cylindrus Ehrenberg
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Holotype of Maeandra cylindrus Ehrenberg
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Holotype of Maeandra cylindrus Ehrenberg
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