†Peplosmilia austeni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Belongs to Peplosmilia according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Sister taxa: Peplosmilia fromenteli, Peplosmilia latona, Peplosmilia stutzi, Peplosmilia triasica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sanganeh Formation, Mashad, Level 1 (Cretaceous of Iran)
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