Palaeopsammia zljebinensis Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Full reference: D. Turnsek and M. Mihajlovic. 1981. Lower Cretaceous cnidarians from eastern Serbia. Razprave, Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, IV Razred za Prirodoslovne Vede 23(1):1-54

Belongs to Palaeopsammia according to D. Turnsek and M. Mihajlovic 1981

Sister taxa: Palaeopsammia cardabiaensis, Palaeopsammia collignoni, Palaeopsammia zitteli

Type specimen: Its type locality is Zljebine Creek near Donja Kamenica, which is in a Barremian/Aptian perireef or subreef limestone in Serbia and Montenegro

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Hungary (1 collection), Serbia and Montenegro (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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