†Mussismilia vindobonensis Chevalier 1961 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562
Belongs to Mussismilia according to J. P. Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Mussismilia braziliensis, Mussismilia harttii, Mussismilia hispida, Mussismilia provincialis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections), Slovenia (1), Spain (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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