Gyrosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Parent taxon: Euphylliidae according to A. F. Budd et al. 2012
See also Veron 2000 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Ctenella, Fimbriaphyllia, Galaxea, Montigyra, Simplastrea, Euphyllia, Catalaphyllia
Subtaxa: Gyrosmilia diadema Gyrosmilia interrupta Gyrosmilia varettiensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (4 collections), Indonesia (1), Israel (1), Kenya (1)
• Miocene of Italy (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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