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Montastraea annularis

Geological Range

Late Oligocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida to northern Florida.

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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Stratigraphic Occurrences

Early Miocene
Arcadia Formation (Tampa Member) (S. FL) (note: fm. extends into upper Oligocene)
<i>Montastraea annularis</i> from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene Arcadia Formation (Tampa Member) of Hillsborough County, Florida (UF 8276).
Montastraea annularis from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene Arcadia Formation (Tampa Member) of Hillsborough County, Florida (UF 8276).
Specimen of <i>Montastraea annularis</i> figured by Ellis and Solander (1786, pl. 53, fig. 1 and 2).
Specimen of Montastraea annularis figured by Ellis and Solander (1786, pl. 53, fig. 1 and 2).
Early Miocene Map
Early Miocene Map<