Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combinations: Coelosmilia excavata, Parasmilia excavata, Turbinolia excavata
Synonyms: Coelosmilia cupuliformis Reuss 1852, Coelosmilia laxa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Coelosmilia libyca Wanner 1902, Coelosmilia sacheri Reuss 1852, Desmophyllum laxum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Dungulia libyca Wanner 1902
Belongs to Desmophyllum according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
See also Hassan and Salama 1970, Kuzmicheva 1987, Reuss 1852 and Wanner 1902
Sister taxa: Desmophyllum cantamessi, Desmophyllum castellolense, Desmophyllum conulatum, Desmophyllum coulsoni, Desmophyllum decuplum, Desmophyllum dianthus, Desmophyllum exclavatum, Desmophyllum joannense, Desmophyllum laevicostatum, Desmophyllum lirioides, Desmophyllum semicostatum, Desmophyllum striatum, Desmophyllum taurinense, Desmophyllum willcoxi
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Egypt (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (1), the Russian Federation (1), Turkmenistan (1), Ukraine (2)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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