†Margarosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1843 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Alternative combination: Montlivaultia zieteni
Belongs to Margarosmilia according to D. Turnsek and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1994
Sister taxa: Margarosmilia adhios, Margarosmilia charlyana, Margarosmilia confluens, Margarosmilia granulata, Margarosmilia mizukamia, Margarosmilia nova, Margarosmilia richthofeni, Margarosmilia septanectens
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Italy (7), Oman (1), Slovenia (7)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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