Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Belongs to Dermosmilia according to Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon 2003
Sister taxa: Dermosmilia arborescens, Dermosmilia bathonica, Dermosmilia capitata, Dermosmilia corymbosa, Dermosmilia crassa, Dermosmilia cretacica, Dermosmilia divergens, Dermosmilia dobrogeana, Dermosmilia etalloni, Dermosmilia fiagdonensis, Dermosmilia glomerata, Dermosmilia jezoensis, Dermosmilia labeata, Dermosmilia laxata, Dermosmilia miyakoensis, Dermosmilia nagaoi, Dermosmilia nana, Dermosmilia neocomiensis, Dermosmilia pauciramosa, Dermosmilia rugosa, Dermosmilia rutogensis, Dermosmilia simplex, Dermosmilia trichotoma
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cerro La Espina, Tuape, Mexico, which is in an Aptian/Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Mural Limestone Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Germany (1), Mexico (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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