Conicosmilotrochus Turnsek 1978 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Parasmiliidae

Alternative spelling: Conicosmiliotrochus

Full reference: D. Turnsek. 1978. Solitarne Senonijske korale iz Stranic in z Medvednice [Solitary Senonian corals from Stranice and Mt. Medvednica]. Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Prirodoslovne Vede 21(3):66-125

Parent taxon: Parasmiliidae according to D. Turnsek 1997

See also Baron-Szabo 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachiatusmilia, Chevalierismilia

Subtaxa: Conicosmilotrochus caucasicus Conicosmilotrochus dentatus Conicosmilotrochus stranicensis Conicosmilotrochus strictus

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Type: Conicosmilotrochus stranicensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Armenia (1 collection), Azerbaijan (1), Slovenia (2), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences

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