Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Alternative combinations: Phyllosmilia complanata, Trochosmilia complanata, Turbinolia complanata
Synonyms: Rennensismilia didyma de Fromentel 1863, Rennensismilia dumortieri Haime 1854, Smilotrochus blanfordi Duncan 1880, Trochosmilia didyma de Fromentel 1863, Trochosmilia dumortieri Haime 1854, Trochosmilia medlicotti Duncan 1880, Trochosmilia raymondi Wells 1934
Belongs to Rennensismilia according to Turnsek 1978
See also Wells 1934
Sister taxa: Rennensismilia flabellum, Rennensismilia inflexa, Rennensismilia subinduta
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Cuba (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Pakistan (2)
• Cretaceous of Austria (3), Bulgaria (3), Croatia (1), Georgia (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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