Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Alternative combination: Pleurosmilia benoisti
Belongs to Axosmilia according to L. Beauvais 1972
Sister taxa: Axosmilia bangoinensis, Axosmilia carrapateirensis, Axosmilia caudata, Axosmilia corallina, Axosmilia craginiana, Axosmilia crassa, Axosmilia cylindrata, Axosmilia cylindrica, Axosmilia excavata, Axosmilia extinctorium, Axosmilia graciosa, Axosmilia hayasakai, Axosmilia hemisphaerica, Axosmilia hideshimaensis, Axosmilia infundibuliformis, Axosmilia irradians, Axosmilia kachensis, Axosmilia kobyi, Axosmilia marcou, Axosmilia multiradiata, Axosmilia ngariensis, Axosmilia pumila, Axosmilia renevieri, Axosmilia sessilis, Axosmilia sinensis, Axosmilia styphelos, Axosmilia turbinata, Axosmilia villersensis, Axosmilia wrighti, Miscellosmilia famosa, Blastosmilia fromenteli
Type specimen: NMB-D6436-6441 and MNHN-F-B47506 (Syntypes)
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint-Gaultier, Creuse Valley (Jurassic of France)
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