Indosmilia Gerth 1933 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Colpophyllia, Desmocladia, Diploria, Grumiphyllia, Laterophyllia, Manicina, Mussismilia, Nefocoenia, Petrophylliella, Pseudodiploria, Variabilifavia

Subtaxa: Indosmilia bantamensis Indosmilia glabrata

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Indonesia (2 collections), Iran (2)

• Oligocene of Italy (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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