†Aulosmilia cuneiformis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combination: Placosmilia cuneiformis
Synonym: Flabellum pugaensis Pal et al. 1984
Belongs to Aulosmilia according to D. Turnsek 1997
See also Baron-Szabo 2006 and Pal et al. 1984
Sister taxa: Aulosmilia archiaci, Aulosmilia aspera, Aulosmilia cuneiformes
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Armenia (1 collection), Austria (4), India (1), Jamaica (1), Oman (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Slovenia (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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