Septastrea marylandica (specimens 05-06)

Specimen Name: Septastrea marylandica
Common Name: Stony coral
Specimen Code: 01ANTH00005-06
Acquisition Method: Hand Collected (Autumn 2010)

Locale: Kirby Sand Pits, Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA
Formation: Duplin Formation
Geologic Time Period: Pliocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Cnidaria – Anthozoa – Hexacorallia – Scleractinia – Rhizangiidae – Septastrea – Marylandica

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 05: Round and rough – looks to have grown over a moon snail shell
• Specimen 06: Smaller, but also rounded and rough – looks to have grown over a moon snail shell

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 05: 33mm x 33mm x 15mm
• Specimen 06: 25mm x 20mm x 24mm