Aplosmilia semisulcata Michelin 1843 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Alternative combination: Lobophyllia semisulcata

Belongs to Aplosmilia according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2003

Sister taxa: Aplosmilia aspera, Aplosmilia coalescens, Aplosmilia distans, Aplosmilia elegans, Aplosmilia grandicosta, Aplosmilia kobyi, Aplosmilia magnifica, Aplosmilia nuda, Aplosmilia rotunda, Aplosmilia rugosa, Aplosmilia somaensis, Aplosmilia spathula, Aplosmilia spinosa, Aplosmilia suevica, Aplosmilia thurmanni, Aplosmilia tochikuboensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (2), France (2), Georgia (2), Iran (2), Portugal (1), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (2), Turkmenistan (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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