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Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Manicina areolata
Manicina areolata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Faviidae
Genus: Manicina
Species: Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Pleistocene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Falmouth Formation
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
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 Manicina areolata.
Manicina areolata from either the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Collier County, Florida (UF 107704).
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