Misistella carpathica Eliasova 1976 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Misistellidae

Full reference: H. Eliasova. 1976. Familles Placosmiliidae Alloiteau, 1952 et Misistellidae nov. fam. (Hexacorallia) des calcaires de Stramberk (Tithonien, Tchecoslovaquie) [The families Placosmiliidae Alloiteau, 1952 and Misistellidae nov. fam. from the Stramberk Limestone (Tithonian, Czechoslovakia)]. Casopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii 21(4):337-347

Belongs to Misistella according to Eliasova 1976

Sister taxa: Misistella amabilis, Misistella luculli

Type specimen: Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (4 collections)

• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (1), Indonesia (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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