Eocomoseris Melnikova et al. 1993 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Full reference: G. K. Melnikova, E. Roniewicz, and H. Loeser. 1993. New microsolenid genus Eocomoseris (Scleractinia, Early Lias-Cenomanian). Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 63(3):3-12

Parent taxon: Comoseridae according to S.D. Cairns et al. 2010

See also Baron-Szabo et al. 2003 and Götz et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Araiophyllum, Chomatoseris, Dactylaraea, Dendraraea, Dermoseris, Dimorpharaea, Disaraea, Genabacia, Kobya, Litharaeopsis, Microsolena, Microsolenastraea, Mycetaraea, Partimeandra, Semeloseris, Tricycloseris, Trocharea, Trochoplegma, Comoseris, Hydnophoromeandraraea

Subtaxa: Eocomoseris gurumdyensis Eocomoseris lamellata Eocomoseris ramosa Eocomoseris raueni

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Type: Eocomoseris ramosa

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), Germany (3), Greece (1), Iran (1), Jamaica (1), Portugal (1), Spain (3), Switzerland (1)

• Jurassic of Switzerland (1), Tajikistan (3)

• Triassic of Austria (5), India (3), Indian Ocean (1), Iran (1), Italy (3), Mexico (1), Nepal (1), Peru (1), Slovenia (1), United States (13: Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon)

Total: 48 collections including 54 occurrences

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