†Pleurosmilia saxifisi Wells 1933 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288
Belongs to Pleurosmilia according to J. W. Wells 1933
Sister taxon: Pleurosmilia quaylei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Brushy Creek, Round Rock, lower Buda Formation, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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