Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288
Belongs to Trochosmilia according to J. W. Wells 1933
Sister taxa: Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia), Trochosmilia acutimargo, Trochosmilia arguta, Trochosmilia asiatica, Trochosmilia beyrichi, Trochosmilia camura, Trochosmilia corniculum, Trochosmilia cristata, Trochosmilia delicatissima, Trochosmilia faujasi, Trochosmilia lorioli, Trochosmilia minuta, Trochosmilia multisinuosa, Trochosmilia oldhami, Trochosmilia orientalis, Trochosmilia osensis, Trochosmilia persica, Trochosmilia stainbrooki, Trochosmilia transitoria
Type specimen: Its type locality is Henrieville, which is in a Turonian coastal shale in the Mancos Shale Formation of Utah
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Henrieville
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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