†Plesiosmilia Milaschewitsch 1876 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae
Parent taxon: Smilotrochiidae according to D. Turnsek 1997
See also Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Aulophyllia, Ilariosmilia, Paramontlivaltia, Plesiocoenia
Subtaxa: Plesiosmilia bofilli Plesiosmilia compressa Plesiosmilia gracilis Plesiosmilia truncata Plesiosmilia vaughani
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Serbia and Montenegro (2), Spain (3), United States (2: New Mexico, Texas)
• Jurassic of Slovenia (1), Switzerland (3)
Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences
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