Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Alternative combination: Edwardsosmilia faujasi
Synonym: Cyathoceras ellipticus Wu 1975
Belongs to Trochosmilia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
See also Liao and Xia 1994
Sister taxa: Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia), Trochosmilia acutimargo, Trochosmilia arguta, Trochosmilia asiatica, Trochosmilia beyrichi, Trochosmilia camura, Trochosmilia corniculum, Trochosmilia cristata, Trochosmilia delicatissima, Trochosmilia lorioli, Trochosmilia minuta, Trochosmilia moorei, Trochosmilia multisinuosa, Trochosmilia oldhami, Trochosmilia orientalis, Trochosmilia osensis, Trochosmilia persica, Trochosmilia stainbrooki, Trochosmilia transitoria
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Pakistan (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of China (1), the Netherlands (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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