Acrosmilia conica d'Orbigny 1850 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae

Synonyms: Acrosmilia clavata Reuss 1854, Haplaraea discrepans Wells 1941, Leptophyllia clavata Reuss 1854, Turbinoseris epithecata Duncan 1880, Turbinoseris haimei Duncan 1880, Turbinoseris indica Duncan 1880, Turbinoseris ranikoti Duncan 1880

Belongs to Acrosmilia according to d'Orbigny 1850

See also Baron-Szabo 2008 and Wells 1941

Sister taxa: Acrosmilia agassizi, Acrosmilia baltica, Acrosmilia baumbergeri, Acrosmilia conica, Acrosmilia cupulata, Acrosmilia depressa, Acrosmilia dilatata, Acrosmilia dubravitzensis, Acrosmilia elongata, Acrosmilia flouesti, Acrosmilia fungina, Acrosmilia minima, Acrosmilia pironai, Acrosmilia precursor, Acrosmilia robusta, Acrosmilia sanchezroigi, Acrosmilia separata, Acrosmilia soemmanni, Acrosmilia thrumanni, Acrosmilia thurmanni, Acrosmilia zitteli, Trochosmilia (Acrosmilia) striata

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Pakistan (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Bulgaria (1), Cuba (1), Georgia (1), Iran (1), Slovenia (1)

Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences

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