Placosmilia sinuosa Reuss 1854 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Alternative combination: Euphyllia sinuosa

Synonyms: Phragmosmilia psecadiophora Felix 1903, Trochosmilia psecadiophora Felix 1903

Belongs to Placosmilia according to Beauvais 1982

See also Turnsek 1992

Sister taxa: Placosmilia bilobata, Placosmilia bofilli, Placosmilia bojnicensis, Placosmilia copoyensis, Placosmilia cornu, Placosmilia elliptica, Placosmilia fenestrata, Placosmilia fimbriata, Placosmilia gracilis, Placosmilia limburgica, Placosmilia martini, Placosmilia pethoi, Placosmilia polygonata, Placosmilia urgoniensis, Placosmiliopsis bilobatus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Oman (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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