†Lophosmilia yabei Wells 1941 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1941. Cretaceous and Eocene corals from northwestern Peru. Bulletins of American Paleontology 98(26):1-26
Belongs to Lophosmilia according to J. W. Wells 1941
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos, Basal Restin, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Restin Formation of Peru
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Negritos, Basal Restin
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