†Stephanosmilia Fromentel 1862 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliinae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Turnsek 1997
Sister taxa: Caryophyllia, Dendrocyathus, Leptocyathus, Lophosmilia, Stephanocyathus, Stylocyathus
Subtaxa: Stephanosmilia madagascariensis Stephanosmilia polydectes
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Hungary (4 collections), Italy (1)
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (1), Slovenia (1)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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