Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Alternative combination: Pleurosmilia stutzi
Synonyms: Axosmilia neocomiensis Fromentel and Ferry 1861, Peplosmilia infundibuliformis Alloiteau 1936, Plesiosmilia neocomiensis Fromentel and Ferry 1861, Pleurosmilia hennigi Dietrich 1926, Pleurosmilia neocomiensis Fromentel and Ferry 1861
Full reference: F. Koby. 1895. Monographie des Polypiers Crétacés de la Suisse [Monograph of cretaceous corals from Switzerland]. Mémoires de la société paléontologique Suisse 22:1-100
Belongs to Peplosmilia according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002
See also Baron-Szabo 2018, Koby 1895 and Löser 2008
Sister taxa: Peplosmilia austeni, Peplosmilia corallina, Peplosmilia fromenteli, Peplosmilia latona, Peplosmilia portlandica, Peplosmilia triasica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Serbia (1 collection), Switzerland (3)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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