Siderastrea radians

(Pallas, 1766)

Colony Form: cerioid

Colony Shape: massive

Budding Type: extramural

Corallite Diameter: 2.5-3.5 mm (*)

Calice Relief: moderate

Septa Per Corallite: 30-40 (*)

Continuity of Septa: continuous

Columella Structure: trabecular (solid)

Columella Width: thick (*)

Synapticulae: 2-3 rings

Wall Structure: synapticulothecal

Wall Characteristics: thick (*)

Photograph: Scale bar is 1 cm. For a close-up of corallites.

Distribution:

Early Pliocene - Late Pliocene, Tamiami Formation. Sarasota, Florida, north Caribbean.
Late Pliocene, Q.Chocolate Formation. Buenos Aires, Costa Rica, southwest Caribbean.
Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene, Moin Formation. Lomas del Mar, Costa Rica, southwest Caribbean.
Early Pleistocene, Glades Formation. Belle Glade, Florida, north Caribbean.
Early Pleistocene, Manchioneal Formation. Port Antonio, Jamaica, central Caribbean.
Middle Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene, Key Largo Formation. Florida Keys, Florida, north Caribbean.
Middle Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene, San Andres Formation. San Andres, San Andres, central Caribbean.