Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia extinctorium
Synonym: Pleurosmilia impressa Koby 1906 [objective synonym]
Full reference: H. Michelin. 1841. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (1). 1-40
Belongs to Axosmilia according to H. Milne-Edwards and J. Haime 1857
See also Beauvais 1972, d'Orbigny 1850 and Gendry 2014
Sister taxa: Axosmilia bangoinensis, Axosmilia benoisti, Axosmilia carrapateirensis, Axosmilia caudata, Axosmilia corallina, Axosmilia craginiana, Axosmilia crassa, Axosmilia cylindrata, Axosmilia cylindrica, Axosmilia excavata, 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, Blastosmilia fromenteli, Miscellosmilia famosa
Type specimens:
- Axosmilia extinctorium: lectotype MNHN.F.M00053, a skeleton
- Pleurosmilia impressa: NMB-D6433-6435 (Syntypes).
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint-Gaultier, Creuse Valley (Jurassic of France)
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