Placogyra elegans Eliasova 1973 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Alternative combination: Ogilvinella elegans

Belongs to Placogyra according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Rosendahl 1985

Sister taxa: Placogyra aldingeri, Placogyra brevimaeandra, Placogyra felixi, Placogyra hykeli, Placogyra kuehni, Placogyra parelegans

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (4 collections)

• Jurassic of Portugal (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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