Pleurosmilia Fromentel 1856 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Parent taxon: Axosmiliidae according to E. Roniewicz 2008

See also Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Axosmilia, Axosmiliopsis, Columnaphyllia, Kobyphyllia

Subtaxa: Pleurosmilia quaylei Pleurosmilia saxifisi

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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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