Smilotrochus hungaricus Kolosvary 1956 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: G. Kolosvary. 1956. A Bükkhegyseg Eocen Koralljai [Eocene corals from the Bükk Mountains]. Földtani Közlöny 86:67-85

Belongs to Smilotrochus according to G. Kolosvary 1956

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Varkut hill, Noszvaj, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in Hungary

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Hungary (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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