Trochosmilia osensis Vidal 1921 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: L. M. Vidal. 1921. Contribution a la paleontologia del Cretacico de Cataluna [Contribution to the Cretaceous paleontology of Cataluna]. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona 17:89-107

Belongs to Trochosmilia according to L. M. Vidal 1921

Sister taxa: Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia), Trochosmilia acutimargo, Trochosmilia arguta, Trochosmilia asiatica, Trochosmilia beyrichi, Trochosmilia camura, Trochosmilia corniculum, Trochosmilia cristata, Trochosmilia delicatissima, Trochosmilia faujasi, Trochosmilia lorioli, Trochosmilia minuta, Trochosmilia moorei, Trochosmilia multisinuosa, Trochosmilia oldhami, Trochosmilia orientalis, Trochosmilia persica, Trochosmilia stainbrooki, Trochosmilia transitoria

Type specimen: Its type locality is Os de Balaguer, which is in a Santonian shallow subtidal limestone in Spain

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Os de Balaguer

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