Progyrosmilia Wells 1937 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Synonym: Coelocoenia Gerth 1923 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Meandrinidae according to W. Kiessling 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Dichocoenia, Dichocoeniinae, Euphylliinae, Eusmilia, Meandrina, Meandrininae

Subtaxa: Progyrosmilia torulosa Progyrosmilia vacua

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (6), Iran (3)

Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences

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