†Pleurosmilia Fromentel 1856 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Parent taxon: Axosmiliidae according to E. Roniewicz 2008
See also Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Axosmilia, Axosmiliopsis, Columnaphyllia
Subtaxa: Pleurosmilia excavata Pleurosmilia genevensis Pleurosmilia gracilis Pleurosmilia quaylei Pleurosmilia saxifisi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (3 collections), United States (4: Texas)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
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