Cymosmilia Koby 1894 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Parent taxon: Rhipidogyridae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aplosmiliinae, Astreoidogyra, Barysmilia, Bodeurina, Columellogyra, Orbignygyra, Paraacanthogyra, Phytogyra, Placohelia, Pruvostastraea, Psammogyra, Pseudoironella, Psilogyra, Rhipidogyrinae, Rhipidomeandra, Rhipidosmilia, Saltocyathus, Somalica, Starostinia, Tiaradendron

Subtaxa: Cymosmilia alchaschendaensis Cymosmilia tenuicaulata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Georgia (1 collection), India (1), Romania (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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