Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Alternative combinations: Paradistichophyllum charlianum, Thecosmilia charlyana
Belongs to Margarosmilia according to A. H. Caruthers and G. D. Stanley 2008
See also Stanley 1994 and Turnsek 1997
Sister taxa: Margarosmilia adhios, Margarosmilia confluens, Margarosmilia granulata, Margarosmilia mizukamia, Margarosmilia nova, Margarosmilia richthofeni, Margarosmilia septanectens, Margarosmilia zieteni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Austria (4), Oman (1), Peru (2), the Russian Federation (4), Slovenia (1), Tajikistan (1), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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