Placosmilia bofilli Vidal 1921 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: L. M. Vidal. 1921. Contribution a la paleontologia del Cretacico de Cataluna [Contribution to the Cretaceous paleontology of Cataluna]. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona 17:89-107

Belongs to Placosmilia according to L. M. Vidal 1921

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Montsech de Ager, which is in a Santonian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in Spain

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Montsech de Ager

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