Aulosmilia Alloiteau 1952 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Parent taxon: Meandrininae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Turnsek 1997

Sister taxa: Diploctenium, Flabellosmilia, Glenarea, Nefophyllia, Pachygyra, Phragmosmilia, Phyllosmilia, Strotogyra

Subtaxa: Aulosmilia archiaci Aulosmilia aspera Aulosmilia cuneiformes Aulosmilia cuneiformis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Egypt (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Armenia (2), Austria (5), Azerbaijan (1), Bulgaria (1), China (1), Germany (2), Greece (2), India (1), Italy (4), Jamaica (2), Oman (3), Saudi Arabia (1), Slovenia (3), Spain (1)

Total: 30 collections including 36 occurrences

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