Smilotrochus carnarvonensis Jell et al. 2011 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: J. S. Jell, A. G. Cook, and P. A. Jell. 2011. Australian Cretaceous Cnidaria and Porifera. Alcheringa 35(2):241-284

Belongs to Smilotrochus according to J. S. Jell et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Smilotrochus arnaudi, Smilotrochus besairiei, Smilotrochus cenomanus, Smilotrochus cornucopiae, Smilotrochus curtus, Smilotrochus elongatus, Smilotrochus galeriformis, Smilotrochus hungaricus, Smilotrochus incurvus, Smilotrochus milneri, Smilotrochus palmerae, Smilotrochus ponderosus, Smilotrochus tuberosus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Giralia Range, Miria Formation corals, which is in a Maastrichtian deep subtidal grainstone in the Miria Formation of Australia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at Giralia Range, Miria Formation corals

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