Trochoplegmopsis Roniewicz 1976 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1976. Les scléractiniaires du Jurassique supérieur de la Dobrogea centrale, Roumanie. Palaeontologia Polonica 34:17-121

Parent taxon: Latomeandridae according to E. Roniewicz 1976

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aggomorphastraea, Brachyseris, Collignonastraea, Comophyllia, Digitosmilia, Dimorphastrea, Ellipsocoenia, Fungiaphyllia, Fungiastraea, Latiastrea, Latomeandra, Loboseris, Microphyllia, Microphylliopsis, Mixastraea, Ovalastrea, Periseris, Thalamocaeniopsis, Thamnoseris, Trigerastraea, Valliculastraea, Vallimeandra

Subtaxa: Trochoplegmopsis gregoryi

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Greece (1), Romania (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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