†Chomatoseris orbulites Lamouroux 1821 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Alternative combinations: Anabacia orbulites, Fungia orbulites
Synonyms: Anabacia complanata Alloiteau 1952, Chomatoseris complanata Alloiteau 1952
Belongs to Chomatoseris according to L. Beauvais 1972
See also Fischer 1969 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Chomatoseris hemispherica, Chomatoseris iranensis, Chomatoseris jacobi, Chomatoseris porpites
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (4), Georgia (1), Morocco (1), Saudi Arabia (4), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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