Fla Coral I.D. Please

[dalmayshun]

In Cape Coral several roads are being worked on with new sewer lines so the pleistocene shells lying near the surface are often exposed in their dirt piles. Yesterday I decided to walk along one of the roads and check the loose shells for fossils. I found the normal abundant things for that layer, a couple of cute little pieces to keep, and this coral which I didn't recognize. If someone would identify it for me I would be grateful. It is a nice little addition to me collection of neat looking corals from the southwest Florida area. 

[Zenmaster6]

Rugosa coral of some kind. Nice photos by the way. Would love to have a beauty like that. (I've only got red agatized Rugosas, I find the natural color more beautiful)

EDIT: hold on, not rugosa, I saw Pleistocene in your post

[Zenmaster6]

Honestly I'm stumped now. I got on macrostrat for florida and briefly looked at the documented coral species but found nothing that looked like yours.

[Zenmaster6]

Turbinoliidae

Maybe Balanophyllia?

 

[FranzBernhard]

15 minutes ago, Zenmaster6 said:

Balanophyllia?

I can not even say if the specimen in question is a colonial or solitary coral...

However, it reminds me somewhat of this Miocene phaceloid coral, which remains un-ID-ed at the moment. Via pm I got the info, that it has gross similarities to Eusmilia.

But yours, @dalmayshun, is surely not the same .
Franz Bernhard

[dalmayshun]

you know, since I surface found it I assumed it had been in the pleistocene layer, however we do have some miocene deposits and areas, I just didn't think it would have come from those...in face, I know the workers only went down about 5 feet...but 5 feet in Florida produces a treasure trove. 

[MikeR]

Dichocoenia caloosahatcheensis Weisbord, 1974.  LINK

[Shellseeker]

3 hours ago, MikeR said:

Dichocoenia caloosahatcheensis Weisbord, 1974.  LINK

Also ?

[HansTheLoser]

The coral is phaceloid, therefore it cannot be Dichocoenia. Balanophyllia is solitary and belongs to the family Dendrophylliidae. The image is not good enough to give a name.