Chomatoseris porpites Smith 1816 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Alternative combinations: Anabacia porpites, Madrepora porpites

Belongs to Chomatoseris according to Thomas 1935

Sister taxa: Chomatoseris hemispherica, Chomatoseris iranensis, Chomatoseris jacobi, Chomatoseris orbulites

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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