Thecosmilia rofanica Frech 1890 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae

Full reference: F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116

Belongs to Thecosmilia according to F. Frech 1890

Sister taxa: Thecosmilia acaulis, Thecosmilia annularis, Thecosmilia bassanii, Thecosmilia bruntrutana, Thecosmilia buonamici, Thecosmilia buvignieri, Thecosmilia cartieri, Thecosmilia claudiensis, Thecosmilia complanata, Thecosmilia connecta, Thecosmilia cornolensis, Thecosmilia costata, Thecosmilia crassa, Thecosmilia cumanensis, Thecosmilia cylindrica, Thecosmilia delaunayi, Thecosmilia densa, Thecosmilia dichotoma, Thecosmilia elegans, Thecosmilia eudenticulata, Thecosmilia furcata, Thecosmilia grandis, Thecosmilia gregaria, Thecosmilia gresslyi, Thecosmilia guerreroensis, Thecosmilia hideshimaensis, Thecosmilia hoernesii, Thecosmilia irregularis, Thecosmilia jaccardi, Thecosmilia laevis, Thecosmilia lancisii, Thecosmilia langi, Thecosmilia longimana, Thecosmilia magna, Thecosmilia martini, Thecosmilia maxima, Thecosmilia minuta, Thecosmilia moraviensis, Thecosmilia multigranulata, Thecosmilia neglecta, Thecosmilia ngariensis, Thecosmilia norica, Thecosmilia oaxaquensis, Thecosmilia obtusa, Thecosmilia omboni, Thecosmilia palmata, Thecosmilia panasqueirensis, Thecosmilia plicata, Thecosmilia qingyanensis, Thecosmilia ramosa, Thecosmilia rupellensis, Thecosmilia rutogensis, Thecosmilia schardti, Thecosmilia seminuda, Thecosmilia somaensis, Thecosmilia subcylindrica, Thecosmilia sublevis, Thecosmilia tibetana, Thecosmilia trilobata, Thecosmilia turbina, Thecosmilia turbinata, Thecosmilia typica, Thecosmilia virgulina, Thecosmilia vurguni, Thecosmilia weberi, Thecosmilia zagaliensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at J. Bou Mokhta (1), Atlas Mountains (Jurassic of Morocco)

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