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
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