Margarosmilia adhios Roniewicz 2011 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 2011. Early Norian (Triassic) corals from the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria, and the intra-Norian faunal turnover. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(2):401-428

Belongs to Margarosmilia according to E. Roniewicz 2011

Sister taxa: Margarosmilia charlyana, Margarosmilia confluens, Margarosmilia granulata, Margarosmilia mizukamia, Margarosmilia nova, Margarosmilia richthofeni, Margarosmilia septanectens, Margarosmilia zieteni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Feisterscharte, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/floatstone in the Dachstein Formation of Austria

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Feisterscharte

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