Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia extinctorium
Synonym: Pleurosmilia impressa Koby 1906 [objective synonym]
Belongs to Axosmilia according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
See also Gendry 2014
Sister taxa: Axosmilia bangoinensis, Axosmilia benoisti, Axosmilia carrapateirensis, Axosmilia caudata, Axosmilia corallina, Axosmilia craginiana, Axosmilia crassa, Axosmilia cylindrica, Axosmilia excavata, Axosmilia famosa, Axosmilia graciosa, Axosmilia hayasakai, Axosmilia hemisphaerica, Axosmilia hideshimaensis, Axosmilia infundibuliformis, Axosmilia irradians, Axosmilia kachensis, Axosmilia kobyi, Axosmilia marcou, Axosmilia ngariensis, Axosmilia pumila, Axosmilia renevieri, Axosmilia sessilis, Axosmilia sinensis, Axosmilia styphelos, Axosmilia turbinata, Axosmilia villersensis, Axosmilia wrighti
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint-Gaultier, Creuse Valley (Jurassic of France)
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