Peplosmilia portlandica de Fromentel 1856 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: E. de Fromentel. 1856. Note sur les polypiers fossiles de l'étage portlandien de la Haute-Saône. Bulletin de la société géologique de France 13:851-865

Belongs to Peplosmilia according to E. de Fromentel 1861

See also de Fromentel 1856

Sister taxa: Peplosmilia austeni, Peplosmilia corallina, Peplosmilia fromenteli, Peplosmilia latona, Peplosmilia stutzi, Peplosmilia triasica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peplosmilia portlandica in the database

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